Buried for 209 million years, a tiny flying reptile and its ancient neighbors just emerged from Arizona’s Triassic past.

Fossils of the pterosaur were discovered in Petrified Forest National Park. The fossils date back 209 million years.

Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million ...

A fossil from a seagull-sized winged reptile that lived millions of years ago was found in Arizona, and the creature has now ...

Petrified Forest National Park is 200 miles or about 3.5 hours from Phoenix. The northern entrance is at Exit 311 off I-40. The southern entrance is 19 miles east of Holbrook off U.S. 180.

The park is right off Interstate 40 in eastern Arizona, ... Can you drive through Petrified Forest National Park? Yes. The park’s main road spans 28 miles and takes about an hour to travel by car.

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.

Most of the Petrified Forest National Park's petrified wood comes from tall conifers. These ancient trees grew more than 200 million years ago along waterways, where periodic flooding uprooted trees.