The findings push back the origins of the lizard-snake group called Squamata by 35 million years to at least 205 million ...

Scientists have uncovered a new mosasaur species, Carinodens, in Morocco, characterized by unique teeth adapted for crushing ...

The fossil examination suggests that the lizard was a carnivore, equipped with sharp, blade-like teeth. As per the research team, this dental adaptation would have allowed it to efficiently ...

A new study of modern reptiles will improve our ability to identify the diets of ancient animals, including dinosaurs.

In 2022, University of Bristol scientists finally studied the skeleton and placed it within Squamata, the reptile order that ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores—but how? What type of food did extinct ...

small butcher’ because of its identification as a lizard and its sharp teeth, probably used for cutting up prey animals for food. The Bristol team identified many anatomical features of the skull and ...

The marine iguana is found only in the Galápagos Islands. From their sleek swimming skills underwater to their clumsy movements on land, they're perfectly adapted to their marine environment.

The ancient creature is a member of Leptopleuroninae, a subfamily of extinct lizard-like parareptiles within the clade Procolophonidae ... “Leptopleuronine procolophonids typically have a reduced ...

Scientists have long puzzled over how pterosaurs became the first vertebrates to master flight. Some pterosaur species, such ...