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On Rábida Island in the Galápagos, where red-tinged beaches meet ancient lava formations, Mares’s leaf-toed gecko ...
Paleontologists identified a new ancient reptile appendage. And, how fast did dinosaurs run? A longstanding equation for dino speed may be wrong.
A frog that has webbed feet, builds nests of foam, can glide, and is found only in the Western Ghats? One of the most distinctive Indian amphibians, the Malabar Gliding Frog, can be found on trees ...
By revisiting a fossil unearthed decades ago, paleontologists identified a new type of modified skin jutting out from the reptile’s back like a fan.
The Killeen Public Library will be hosting the Austin Reptile Show at the Killeen Arts and Activities Center, 801 N. 4th St., on Thursday, July 31, from 10 a.m. to ...
Fossil vertebra reveals hidden diversity of ancient reptiles before Earth's largest mass extinction by Gesine Steiner, Natural History Museum, Berlin ...
A newly discovered reptile has led scientists “back to the drawing board” on feather evolution. Although existing 70 million years before the oldest fossil feathers, the Mirasaura grauvogeli ...
A 247-million-year-old fossil reptile boasted an enormous crest on its back made from feather-like appendages, long before ...
Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in danger of extinction.
Nature showcases its creativity through remarkable reptiles. The Jesus Christ lizard sprints on water, while Draco lizards glide like dragons. Bicephalic snakes face challenges with two heads, and ...
German paleontologists have discovered a 247-million-year-old fossil of a reptile with a bizarre row of plumes sprouting from its back. The elaborate display is a paradox of evolution.