Paleontologist Caleb Brown said that the fossil is "exceptionally uncommon"—not least because the pterosaur was a juvenile.

“The Mazon Creek Fossil-Lagerstätte is rightly famous ... including parts of North and South America, Africa and Asia, this species has garnered attention for its striking morphology.

Tens of millions of years after a young pterosaur took its last breath in present-day Canada, paleontologists are investigating its death.

Along with Scott Sampson, chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and Joe Sertich, the museum’s dinosaur paleontologist, the brothers were prospecting for fossils last spring in ...

How to get started Choosing the right location is the first step in a successful fossil hunt. Once you’re in a good spot, fossil hunting is a relatively easy ... ‘I was on the north coast with one of ...

But fossil discovery in Wyoming is rewriting that story. Paleontologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have unearthed the oldest dinosaur ever found in North America – a creature they ...

And because the fossil record shows the widespread decline of American megafauna starting around the same time — with North America losing 70% of its large mammals, and South America losing more ...

These dinosaurs exhibit advanced cognitive abilities, hunting strategies ... the coastal plains and dense forests of ...