The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.

The newly described species, Skiphosoura bavarica, meaning "sword tail from Bavaria ... structure was similar to modern birds, though it likely had weaker flying capabilities due to a less ...

Rhamphorhynchus was a moderately sized pterosaur, on par, if not a tad smaller than a modern albatross ... years ago. Most flying vertebrates evolved shorter bony tails as they took to the ...