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

A chance museum discovery has led paleontologists to identify a new species of ancient reptile, Sphenodraco scandentis, that ...

Triassic Reptiles Traveled a 10,000-Mile-Long Dead Zone, Leading to Dinosaur Evolution Learn more about archosauromorphs, the early relatives of dinosaurs, that survived inhospitable terrain during ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

More information: Landscape-explicit phylogeography illuminates the ecographic radiation of early archosauromorph reptiles, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02739-y ...

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.

Snakes climbing trees use significantly more force than necessary to grip, a strategy detailed in Biology Letters. This overcompensation, sometimes tr ...