Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday.

A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than 30 years ago are the oldest of their kind ever found in Australia, providing a rare glimpse into ...

Pterosaur fossils are very rare, especially in Australia. That's why palaeontologists were excited when two tiny fossils were found embedded in a seaside cliff near Cape Otway, 220 kilometres ...

And bones found in areas that would have been far from the equator millions of years ago—such as Antarctica and Australia, which were part of the Gondwana supercontinent—are even more uncommon.

Described today in Scientific Reports, the newly found pterosaur is roughly 96 million years old, based on previously reported ages of the rock formation thought to entomb the creature’s bones.

The 100-million-year old fossil is the most complete pterosaur skeleton ever found in the region. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

Researchers in Australia say 100-million-year-old fossilized bones found in western Queensland are from a newly identified species of pterosaur, a fearsome flying reptile from the Cretaceous period.

The discovery of the creature's fossils is rare, according to Richards, as pterosaur bones were thin, hollow and fragile. It is the third type of pterosaur found in Australia.

The bones belong to an anhanguerian, ... (The new species) is 22 percent complete, making it more than twice as complete as the only other known partial pterosaur skeleton found in Australia. ...

Looking out over the Eromanga Sea 100 million years ago, not every ferocious predator would be found under the surface of the water. Instead, one threat would come from the skies. The “long ...

Looking out over the Eromanga Sea 100 million years ago, not every ferocious predator would be found under the surface of the water. Instead, one threat would come from the skies. The “long ...

The bones belong to an anhanguerian, ... (The new species) is 22 percent complete, making it more than twice as complete as the only other known partial pterosaur skeleton found in Australia. ...