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A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America's oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived ...
Paleontologists know the bone bed as PFV 393. The late fossil preparator Bill Amaral found the site in 2011 on a field trip ...
Eotephradactylus mcintireae’ is the oldest-known flying reptile from the continent and roamed the skies 209 million years ago ...
Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million ...
Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.
The newly-found fossils are 209 million years old and include pterosaurs, primitive frogs and lizard-like reptiles ...
Ben Kligman, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow and paleontologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, ...
Check out our top things to do in Petrified Forest National Park! This Arizona park is well worth visiting and a great d ...
Petrified Forest National Park may not ring a bell, even though more than half a million people visited last year, according to National Park Service data. “People come to Petrified Forest ...
Petrified Forest National Park is open 364 days a year (everyday except Christmas, December 25), and hours change throughout the year; be sure to check the website when planning your visit. 1.
Petrified Forest National Park has a fascinating story to tell. Learn about its unexpected rock formations, multi-colored fossils, and myriad archaeological treasures with these 12 facts.
Petrified Forest National Park may not ring a bell, even though more than half a million people visited last year, according to National Park Service data. The park is right off Interstate 40 in ...