Paleontologists have discovered a new fossil reptile that lived during the Late Triassic epoch in southern Brazil.
Life reconstruction of Stenoscelida...
Paleontologists have created the first accurate skeletal reconstruction of Scleromochlus taylori, a small species of reptile that lived during the Triassic...
Paleontologists have examined the shoulder girdle bones of an extinct species of temnospondyl amphibian called Metoposaurus krasiejowensis.
Metoposaurus...
Opisthiamimus gregori is an extinct, small-bodied relative of the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), the only living member of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia.
An...
In new research, Dr. Stephan Lautenschlager from the University of Birmingham analyzed the shape of the eye sockets in 410 specimens of dinosaurs and related...
Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of ancient fish, marine reptiles, squids, rare insects and more in a farmer’s field in Gloucestershire,...
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of ancient gecko from an articulated near-complete skull found in Germany.
Geiseleptes delfinoi...
Scientists have discovered a new species of leopard gecko (genus Eublepharis) living in the forests of the Indian states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
The...
Maehary bonapartei is considered to be the most basal of the evolutionary lineage that gave rise to pterosaurs.
(A) location map of the Linha São Luiz...
Paleontologists have identified a new species of tuatara-like sphenodontian reptile from dozens of fossilized specimens found in Arizona, the United States.
Holotype...
Dearc sgiathanach had an estimated wingspan of between 1.9 and 3.8 m (6.2-12.5 feet), roughly the size of the largest flying birds today (e.g., wandering...
With a skull size of 2 m (6.6 feet) and an estimated body size of 17 m (56 feet), the newly-identified ichthyosaur species is the largest animal discovered...
About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed into Earth near the site of the small town of Chicxulub in what is now Mexico. The impact eradicated...
A three-dimensionally preserved skull of a previously unknown Triassic-period reptile from Argentina illuminates the origin of lepidosauromorphs (lizards,...
In 2020, paleontologists described an ancient species, Oculudentavis khaungraae, based on a tiny skull trapped in a piece of Cretaceous-period amber from...
An international team of scientists has discovered a new, extremely miniaturized species of the chameleon genus Brookesia living in a montane rainforest...
