Science Dinosaurs Dinosaur Cove reveals a petite pterosaur species The unidentified flying reptile found took to Australia's skies 107 million years ago. Laura Baisas Jun 1, 2023 11:00 AM EDT ...

The Australian specimens were discovered during an excavation at Dinosaur Cove in the 1980s, led by palaeontologists Tom Rich and Pat Vickers-Rich, from Museums Victoria Research Institute.

The bones were initially uncovered by co-authors Tom Rich and Pat Vickers-Rich decades ago as they were excavating in the fossil-filled site they dubbed Dinosaur Cove.

The site of Dinosaur Cove was located in a floodplain in a great rift valley that formed as the supercontinent Gondwana started breaking apart, tearing Australia away from Antarctica.

A team of researchers have confirmed that 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones discovered more than 30 years ago are the oldest of their kind ever found in Australia, providing a rare glimpse into ...

Previous analysis of the bone, which was — discovered at a site called Dinosaur Cove, in the early 2000s revealed that it looked similar to bones found in echidnas.

A single humerus, originally discovered at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia, indicates that modern monotremes arose from water-dwelling ancestors, according to a report in the journal PNAS.

Australians understand living among animals – they've got more than their fair share of wild creatures across the continent. But when it comes to giant shark teeth, there's not exactly one big ...

An artist’s impression depicts Kryoryctes at Dinosaur Cove in Australia. New research supports the hypothesis that Kryoryctes is a common ancestor of both the platypus and echidna. - Peter Schouten ...

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years ago, according to a study published Wednesday.

The bones were initially uncovered by co-authors Tom Rich and Pat Vickers-Rich decades ago as they were excavating in the fossil-filled site they dubbed Dinosaur Cove.

The fossil, a humerus, or upper arm bone, was discovered in 1993 at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia. From the outside, the specimen looked more like a bone from a land-dwelling echidna ...