Animal world
Giant carnivorous lizards rage in the United States
Authorities are seeking to destroy the Tegu lizard, an omnivore that threatens a range of native animals in Florida and Georgia.
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Archeology
Scientists find a new unknown dinosaur horned genus
Fossils excavated in the state of Montana reveal the genus Stellasaurus, an unknown dinosaur, lived 75 million years ago.
Archeology
Fish lizard discovered 'half a seal and a half tadpole'
The 248 million-year-old fossil of Cartorhynchus lenticarpus reveals features never before seen in fish or lizard (Ichthyosaur).
Animal world
Lizards record constipation in live animals
US scientists discovered a lizard in Florida state that the amount of accumulation exceeds 80% of body weight.
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Close-up of the world's largest natural beaded lizard
The bumps on the skin of the endemic Heloderma charlesbogerti lizard in southeastern Guatemala look like their bodies were beaded.
Archeology
Discover the peculiar flying lizard hanging upside down on a tree like a bat in China
With its flat mouth, big eyes and hanging upside down in a tree, Vesperopterylus is indeed the strangest ancient flying pterosaur ever existed on Earth.
Archeology
Paleontologists discovered the fat on the body of the fish lizard 180 million years ago
Fat is something that always exists on an animal's body, but in fact they are very biodegradable and cannot exist in the form of fossils like bones.
Archeology
Found tiny lizard legs in amber 20 million years old
For millions of years, the tiny left foot of an ancient lizard has been preserved in extremely rare amber until recently discovered.
Archeology
Pterosaurs missed ancient ink
The dagger in a squid fossil lived 150 million years ago is evidence of a failed hunting attack of winged lizards.
Archeology
200 million-year-old sea lizard fossils discovered
The geologist found the most complete fossil of a pointed snout sea lizard Gunakadeit joseeae in North America.
Animal world
Why can animals survive in the desert?
In our impression, the desert is a very barren land, the main feature of which is water shortage.
Archeology
Why do lizards have 4 eyes?
A new study shows that, about 49 million years ago, the first long-tailed lizard appeared in the world, but not with two eyes but four eyes.
Archeology
309 million fossils of mother and son of lizard
The primordial lizard fossils curling around young animals are the first example of animal feeding behavior in the animal kingdom.
Archeology
Dog sniffs see ancient fish lizard fossils
The 65-million-year-old fossil of a giant Ichthyosaur was accidentally discovered by two dogs while walking with its owner.
Animal world
'Strange' creatures discovered in 2019
Lizards look like crocodiles, striking purple fish, sea slugs disguised as snail eggs ... are 'strange' creatures discovered in 2019.