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.

The unsung star of Jurassic Park was a mosquito frozen in amber. While you can’t really extract blood from specimens like that, you could be transported back in time if you looked at a specimen of ...

After much debate between scientists, a small skeleton found in a quarry near Bristol has been identified as the world’s oldest lizard. In the initial study, the reptile skeleton was named ...

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 openVertebrate Project, a.k.a oVert, CT scanned the innards of over 13,000 museum specimens. Their newly published images let you see inside lizards, birds, rodents, and more. Over the next four ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A College of Charleston student found the skeleton of a large sea lizard, and the condition of the fossil is considered to be “extraordinary.” In May, rising senior and ...

A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs. A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the ...

Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to take to the air. Flapping with wings made of a membrane stretched over ludicrously-elongated fourth fingers, these flying reptiles filled the skies between 66 ...

Chinese scientists have come upon evidence of ancient flying lizards. An Early Cretaceous fossil unearthed in northeastern China shows a complete lizard skeleton flanked by imprints of membranous wing ...