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A tiny skull found on a beach in Devon has rewritten the early history of lizards, snakes and the tuatara, the last survivor ...
Learn how an ancient lizard ancestor’s unique physical characteristics have shocked paleontologists.
Australia’s sleepy lizards know to go when they smell smoke.
The fossil was dated to the Triassic period, between 252 and 201 million years ago. This specific fossil is about 241 million years old, making it 3 to 7 million years older than any lepidosaur found ...
Scientists announced Wednesday they have discovered the oldest-known member of the lizard family in southwest England, a tiny ...
A small, fossilized lizard, hidden in a museum cupboard for decades, has been identified as a significant find. Discovered in a quarry near Bristol, this 205-million-year-old fossil is the oldest ...
Scientists have identified a new giant lizard, Bolg amondol, from Utah’s Kaiparowits Formation, named after Tolkien’s goblin ...
Researchers expected early lepidosaurs to show key lizard features. These include a hinged skull, an open lower temporal bar, ...
CORAL GABLES — Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden may look serene at first glance, but beneath the resplendent orchids and majestic banyans, two invasive lizards are waging a turf war. The war started ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way. Fresh Cuban coffee and pastelitos – delicious Latin American pastries – fuel our team for another day of evolutionary ...