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Around 110 million years ago, an apparent dinosaur ate two pterosaurs and four fish and, for whatever reason, threw them back up. A rare mix of geological conditions preserved this dinosaur vomit for ...

The area known as the Santana Group in the Araripe Basin in northeastern Brazil has long been an important fossil site, contributing significantly to knowledge of the Cretaceous period. In particular, ...

The bold question-askers at What If imagine a world where pterodactyls still existed today. Death row inmate Stephen Bryant chooses firing squad execution after admitting to gruesome murder King ...

One hundred and fifty million years ago, the Solnhofen Limestones of Germany were covered in small islands and warm saltwater lagoons. Coral reefs flourished with crinoids, sponges, jellyfish, and ...

A violent storm swept across southern Germany some 150 million years ago, lifting two immature pterosaurs high above the ground like leaves. The fragile reptiles, just born or newly weaned, swirled ...

A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This ...

The 150-million-year-old Solnhofen Limestone in southern Germany contains prehistoric lagoon deposits known for yielding wonderfully preserved fossils, including those of pterosaurs: flying reptiles ...

The Valley of Gwangi (1969) is a cult-favorite fantasy western that puts cowboys against the jaws of dinosaurs. The film featured groundbreaking stop-motion animation by legendary effects artist Ray ...

A revisit to a pterosaur-abundant fossil site uncovered how two baby pterosaurs met an unusually chilling death 150 million years ago. reading time 3 minutes The Solnhofen Limestone, a fossil hotspot ...

An artist’s impression of a tiny Pterodactylus hatchling struggling against a raging tropical storm, inspired by fossil discoveries. Artwork by Rudolf Hima Germany’s Solnhofen islands gave us a ...