A chance museum discovery has led paleontologists to identify a new species of ancient reptile, Sphenodraco scandentis, that likely lived in trees during the Late Jurassic. Published in the Zoological ...

The fossil was first found in the 1930s in Germany’s Solnhofen limestone, famous for preserving Jurassic life. One half ended ...

New discoveries of fossil clawed footprints from Australia, published in Nature, push the origin of reptiles back in time by at least 35 million years and change the entire timeline for the origin ...

Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...

One of the most impactful stories in evolution is getting a rewrite, thanks to the exciting discovery of the earliest known set of reptile footprints.Craig A. Eury and John Eason, two amateur ...

But the branch of the evolutionary tree that led to modern reptiles, birds and mammals — known as amniotes -- developed feet with nails or claws fit for walking on hard ground.

But the branch of the evolutionary tree that led to modern reptiles, birds and mammals – known as amniotes — developed feet with nails or claws fit for walking on hard ground.

Tiny reptile fossils are revealing more about life in the UK during the time of the dinosaurs. The Middle Jurassic, which lasted from around 174 to 161 million years ago, was a crucial time in the ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after the ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after the ...