A single deposit has produced a wealth of fossils revealing the late Triassic ecosystem, where giant amphibians cohabited ...

Found deep in the backcountry of the Petrified Forest National Park and uncovered by a volunteer in Washington, the specimen helps fill gaps in the fossil record.

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...