Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

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

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

"All the details of the skull, the jaws, the teeth, and the limb bones confirm that Cryptovaranoides is a lizard, not an archosauromorph," says Benton. "In our new paper, we provide great detail of ...

LOS ANGELES -- Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said Thursday. Perentie lizards, or Varanus giganteus ...

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 ...

It’s not a ‘lizard-dog’ Gorgonopsians vanished around 252 million years ago, and their lineage died with them. All gorgonopsians had daggerlike canine teeth, and species ranged widely in size.

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 lizard has only been seen 50 to 70 meters high ... pointed fangs and sharp teeth. This furry member of the hedgehog family is endemic to Vietnam and has soft fur instead of spines.