Lizards and snakes are 35 million years older than we thought
Reanalysis of a fossil finds that reptiles’ traits go back earlier than we thought.
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brazil, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Gondwana Research (Journal), Paleontology, Reptiles, Research, Tech Industry, Tech News, your-feed-scienceBrazilian Fossil Hints at Older Origin for All Dinosaurs
Read more: Brazilian Fossil Hints at Older Origin for All DinosaursThe discovery may push back the emergence of the reptiles that once ruled the Earth, and clarify how dinosaurs like the Triceratops and Stegosaurus emerged.
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Why This Tiny Lizard Dives With a Natural Scuba Tank
Read more: Why This Tiny Lizard Dives With a Natural Scuba TankAlmost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive.
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An 11-Year-Old Girl’s Fossil Find Is the Largest Known Ocean Reptile
Read more: An 11-Year-Old Girl’s Fossil Find Is the Largest Known Ocean ReptileWhen Ruby Reynolds and her father found a fossil on an English beach, they didn’t know it belonged to an 82-foot ichthyosaur that swam during the days of the dinosaurs.
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How a Snake Uses the Sense of Smell
Read more: How a Snake Uses the Sense of SmellThese reptiles and their social networks are understudied, according to researchers applying scents to different snakes to assess their behavior.
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Self-Love Is Important, but We Mammals Are Stuck With Sex
Read more: Self-Love Is Important, but We Mammals Are Stuck With SexSome female birds, reptiles and other animals can make a baby on their own. But for mammals like us, eggs and sperm need each other.
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Scaly Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Piece of Skin
Read more: Scaly Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Piece of SkinThe specimen came from a 289 million-year-old fossil deposit and might offer clues to how skin evolved.
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New Mosasaur Found in North Dakota: Jormungandr Walhallaensis
Read more: New Mosasaur Found in North Dakota: Jormungandr WalhallaensisResearchers said they had discovered a new line of mosasaur, a giant sea-dwelling creature that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Its name, Jormungandr walhallaensis, draws on Norse mythology.
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This Gecko’s Camouflage Is So Good, It Masqueraded as Another Species
Read more: This Gecko’s Camouflage Is So Good, It Masqueraded as Another SpeciesA reptile found in Madagascar is impossible to tell apart from tree bark by day. For decades, scientists had mixed it up with a relative.
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Fossils Show How Long-Necked Reptiles Were Decapitated
Read more: Fossils Show How Long-Necked Reptiles Were DecapitatedThe discovery suggests that long necks, which helped some prehistoric reptiles catch food, were tempting targets for predators.
