Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such ...

Large ‘tail vanes’ enabled pterosaurs to take to the air, scientists announce - A team led by palaeontologists at the ...

Fossil records of this flying reptile show well-preserved pterosaur fossils, providing valuable insights into its anatomy and lifestyle. This particular species also possessed air sacs ...

The discovery of an unusual new species of pterosaur is shaking up the history of the iconic flying reptiles. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers, following analysis of ...

the creatures could launch themselves up into the air after being startled or spotting an insect, and land safely 39ft (10m) away. David Whiteside The partial skeleton of gliding reptile ...

About 230 million years ago, almost 80 million years before the first bird appeared, their distantly related cousins, the pterosaurs took to the sky, as the first group of active fliers among the ...

Debate swirls around these reptiles like the air currents they once rode. Controversy has surrounded pterosaurs since the first discovery of one at the end of the 18th century. At the Bavarian ...

Turtles are classified as amniotes, along with other reptiles (including birds) and mammals. Like other amniotes, turtles breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in ...

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises.

And sometimes both like the green anaconda. Nearly all reptiles lay eggs. They also breathe air like we do, so those who live in water must come up for air. As reptiles are cold-blooded they need ...