A tiny 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon is shaking up scientists’ assumptions about the earliest members of the lizard lineage. Instead of the expected skull hinges and palate teeth typical of ...

A specimen retrieved from a cupboard of the Natural History Museum in London has shown that modern lizards originated in the Late Triassic and not the Middle Jurassic as previously thought. A specimen ...

Artistic reconstruction of Bolg amondol, depicted raiding an oviraptorosaur dinosaur nest amidst the lush Kaiparowits Formation habitat. For 20 years, the remains of a giant lizard that lived ...

A recent study published in Royal Society Open Science confirmed that the 205-million-year-old fossil named Cryptovaranoides Microlanius is the oldest known modern lizard, reshaping the timeline of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While lizards and dinosaurs trotted the Earth together, lizards were ...

The fossil record isn't always kind to preserving the existence of smaller creatures. But this week, scientists announced the discovery of two previously unknown species in two separate studies ...

Rendered CT scan of Heloderma horridum and a skull of the modern monstersaur Heloderma horridum. (Dr. Hank Woolley via SWNS) By Stephen Beech A newly discovered armored lizard that lived alongside ...

The fossilised remains of a small, sharp-toothed lizard, left in a cupboard for more than half a century, have pushed back the origins of the group that encompasses modern snakes and lizards by tens ...

Some 240 million years ago, a storm rolled over the tropical edge of the supercontinent of Pangaea and battered the coastal islands. Rain lashed forests of horsetails and ferns, sweeping plants and ...

Despite being palm-size, this Triassic lizard had a vicious bite. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A palm-size lizard with teeth ...