A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years has had its identity confirmed. A storeroom specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions 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 ...

Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after dinosaurs went extinct. We’ve now found they are 35 million years older than we thought they were.

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 ...

A 242-million-year-old fossil found on a beach in Devon, England, is changing what we know about lizard evolution. A new study, published in Nature, details how this ancient reptile is giving ...

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 ...

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 ...