Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

From what the researchers were able to gather, the new species of pterosaur—dubbed Eotephradactylus mcintireae after Suzanne ...

China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

The geology, fossils and human stories of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are part of a common geologic heritage.

The City of Houghton is contemplating moving orthocone fossils to the north side of the Portage Lake District Library from ...

The gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks is measuring the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium into lead in minerals known as zircons. But not all rocks contain zircons, so ...

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

(via SciShow) The Appalachian Mountains are some of the oldest geological features on earth. And they also hold fossils that tell us about some of the very earliest life forms that we'll ever manage ...

Except it contains many of the world's best-preserved, most diverse fossils. The defunct mine's location in Grundy County is one of several sites spanning six counties that belong to the Mazon ...