Ancient pterosaurs may have taken to the skies far earlier and more explosively than birds, evolving flight at their very ...

Dinosaurs whose primitive wings flapped as the animals ran could have helped to pioneer true avian flight. As the peacock-sized creatures gathered pace, their wings would have spontaneously moved up ...

Using robotic and animal models, researchers have shown that some dinosaurs were already flapping their rudimentary wings as a side effect of running, prior to evolving the ability to fly. The finding ...

Archaeopteryx had a wing that was different from that of modern birds, and, as seen here, might have been a glider more than a powered flyer. Art by Carl Buell, courtesy of Nicholas Longrich How did ...

Flight is a relatively rare ability. Many animals crawl, slither, burrow, walk and swim, but comparatively few have the ability to take to the air. There’s something about evolving the ability to fly ...

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A new study using advanced fossil imaging reveals that ancient pterosaurs may have mastered flight almost instantly when they ...

This chicken-sized dinosaur likely sported a red mohawk and wasn't anywhere near the top of the food chain — it probably fed primarily on bugs and small lizards. But researchers now have a better idea ...

A small, feathered dinosaur that probably sported bat-like wing membranes might have been able to glide or fly short distances. The fossilized remains of the creature, unearthed in eastern China and ...

A small, feathered dinosaur that probably sported bat-like wing membranes might have been able to glide or fly short distances. The fossilized remains of the creature, unearthed in eastern China and ...

Paleontologists have long theorized that miniaturization was one of the last stages in the long series of changes required in order for dinosaurs to make the evolutionary "leap" to take flight and so ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Pteranodon's Flight: The Flying Dinosaur Game Welcome to Pteranodon's Flight! Dip, dive, swoop and soar as you hunt for prey, weave through jagged rocks and ...