Scientists discovered Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae, a tiny ancient lizard with oversized teeth, changing the story of lizard ...

Experts say the lizard-like creature, which has been given the Gaelic name Breugnathair elgolensis, had lived about 167 ...

Fossil reveals new species of ancient Jurassic reptile which roamed Scotland - The creature was given the Gaelic name ...

The announcement of Breugnathair elgolensis is the culmination of nearly a decade’s worth of work, after an international ...

Scientists were left stunned by the hook-toothed, 167-million-year-old fossil which blends reptile characteristics.

The evolution of feathers in ancient animals was restricted to dinosaurs and their modern bird descendants. However, a reptile of the Middle Triassic period evolved something similar to feathers, ...

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

Researchers have discovered a brand new species of Jurassic reptile they believe roamed Scotland 167 million years ago. The ...

Ichthyosaurs represent a diverse clade of Mesozoic marine reptiles that rapidly adapted to fully aquatic lifestyles following the end-Permian mass extinction. Their streamlined, 'fish-like' body plan, ...

A tiny skull found on a beach in Devon has rewritten the early history of lizards, snakes and the tuatara, the last survivor of an ancient reptile lineage found only in New Zealand today. The new ...

The sprawling-upright transition across mammal evolution, showing changes in posture and limb bone shape. The transition from sprawling (reptile-like) to more upright (parasagittal) posture and ...

Lead author Dr Roger Benson says the fossil may show that snake ancestors were very different to what we expected ...