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Toothed flying reptile’s fossil found in China

Last Updated: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 19:31

A rare skull fossil of a pterosaur has been discovered in northeast China, a press release from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) said.

Now, an all India guide map on snakes

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12:45

The map also provides details of the varieties of snakes found in a particular state.

Super-tiny chameleons could be world’s smallest known reptiles

Last Updated: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 18:33

The minuscule lizards measure just tens of millimeters from head to tail.

`Ancient sea monsters gave live birth`

Last Updated: Friday, August 12, 2011, 17:08

The fossilised plesiosaur, excavated from a site in Kansas, was found to be pregnant and carrying a large foetus.

Engineers design flying reptile inspired aircraft

Last Updated: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 15:50

The researchers designed an aircraft with the vertical tail moved to the front, like a pterosaur``s crest. Giving aircraft a crest increased its turning ratio by 14 pc.

PETA urges Victoria to shun reptile skins

Last Updated: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 12:53

PETA has approached Posh to reconsider using reptile skin in her bags.

New species of flying reptile discovered

Last Updated: Friday, April 30, 2010, 18:48

A fossilised jaw discovered from a hillside in Texas belongs to an ancient reptile or pterosaur that flew over the region some 95 million years ago, palaeontologists have claimed.

New flying reptile fossil found

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 12:42

A team of international scientists has identified a new type of flying reptile, which bridges the evolutionary gap between two groups of pterosaurs.