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One of the most terrifying monsters of the dinosaur era has emerged almost completely, with its head and body preserved in ancient rock in western Queensland, Australia.
Scientists describe the strange creature they found in Brazil as a species
Millennia ago, before written history, these strange creatures roamed the Earth.
True to its name, Black Racer is a non-poisonous snake but has extremely fast moving speed. Can it defeat a poisonous snake?
A new species of previously unknown snake has just been discovered in a cave in Thailand.
According to experts, the fossil discovered by an 11-year-old girl on the beach in Somerset County, England, may belong to an ichthyosaur, the largest marine reptile tha…
In this part 2 we will continue to follow the evolutionary history from 375 million years ago.
Harvard researchers have found the phenomenon that killed 86% of Earth's creatures and created the fearsome dinosaurs, pterosaurs, scorpions... to take its place. That's…
The picture of petrified life in the ancient city of Pompeii has been supplemented with an unexpected specimen: a 2,000-year-old turtle with an egg intact in its belly.
An unprecedented species of burrowing snake has been discovered in Paraguay. The reptile community in the world is making waves because of its color as well as its rarit…
In a new study published in the journal Nature, an international team of wildlife conservationists warns of a worrying reality in their work.
New research reveals that ancient flying reptiles - pterosaurs - had feathers and could manipulate their feather color to attract mates or stay cool.
Turtles are a very strange reptile compared to other reptiles, especially in the carapace, so why do they have shells? How do they evolve?
One of the most terrifying beasts of its time, recently identified from fossils unearthed in Tanzania, is an archosaur, a group of crocodile-like reptiles of the Triassi…
One of the strangest animals in the rocky plains of South Africa, the armadillo lizard possesses a very distinctive appearance and is likened to a miniature dragon in re…