Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first birds managed to fly while their non-bird dinosaur cousins could not. The ...

When most people picture flying dinosaurs, the creatures they imagine with large, fleshy wings are actually non-dinosaur reptiles that lived in the same era, such as the pterosaurs. Advertisement ...

At around 30 cm (11 in) in length, a species called Epidexipteryx likely takes the cake as the smallest dinosaur in this group. It lived during the Jurassic period in modern-day China and is known for ...

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Through a detailed structural study of feathers dating back 99 million years to the Cretaceous period (145 to 66 million years), ... When most people picture flying dinosaurs, ...

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Washington - Fossil remains of a 120-million-year-old bird with unique feathers has cast doubt on the theory of birds evolving from dinosaurs, some experts say, but others disagree.

Dinosaur feathers found trapped in Burmese amber have shed new light on the evolution of flight feathers, an essential step that allowed early birds to surpass their dinosaur relatives in ...

Rather than flying, the feather probably came into being in order to adjust to the reptile 's body temperature or attract the opposite ... Dinosaurs having feathers is among the top debated issues.

So despite having been extinct for 66 million years, the pterosaurs have huge potential as the inspiration for aircraft design. Sometimes looking back can be the best way to look forward.

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