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A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by paleobiologists reveals the serious impact of the disappearance of even a few species of reptiles in some island areas. The ...

A new species of small, venomous reptile, Microzemiotes sonselaensis, has been discovered in the Late Triassic Chinle Formation in northeastern Arizona. The findings, recently published in PeerJ, shed ...

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 12: A lizard basking in the hot sun during day three of the 2011 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club on November 12, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by David ...

Scientists have described a new species of procolophonid reptile, notable for its unique teeth and jaw, found at a fossil hotspot in southern England. The former quarry in Cromhall, South ...

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Researchers from McGill University have made an unexpected discovery in Mexican waters. Two new species of reptiles, previously unknown, have been identified near the Yucatán Peninsula. These living ...

ARIZONA (ABC4) — Paleontologists with the Petrified Forest National Park have named and described a new reptile within the park that lived in Arizona during the Triassic Period According to the ...

A new study has startling conclusions about how, on smaller islands in the Caribbean where human impact was greatest, extinctions have led to the loss of up to two-thirds of the supports for the ...