People have actually claimed to have seen living pterosuars – just Google the word "ropen" – although those alleged sightings tend to be confined to far-flung places such as Papua New Guinea. That ...

Pterodactyls are extinct flying reptiles. They lived during the Mesozoic Era (252.2 million to 66 million years ago). Though they might look similar, they’re actually not dinosaurs. They’re related, ...

Pennsylvania seems to be a lightning rod for thunderbirds, which believers picture as gigantic birds, pterodactyls or something in between. Ancient Native American legends across the country include ...

A tiny, toothless pterodactyl with bat-like wings, bird-like claws and a sharp, pointy beak has just been identified from a remarkably well-preserved Chinese fossil, scientists say. The researchers, ...