All posts tagged "reptile"
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Strange sea-dwelling reptile fossil hints at rapid evolution after mass extinction
May 22, 2016Sclerocormus parviceps, the newly described marine reptile. Credit: © Da-yong Jiang Two hundred and fifty million...
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‘Hammerhead’ creature was world’s first plant-eating marine reptile
May 5, 2016A fossil of Atopodenatus unicus is alongside a reconstruction showing what it would have looked like...
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Secrets of 195-million-year old marine reptile uncovered
April 25, 2016A new study has identified two new specimens of a rare ancient marine reptile, and has...
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Mammal-like reptile survived much longer than thought
April 24, 2016Tritylodontids are the last known family of near-mammalian reptiles, before mammals with features such as advanced...
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Bone-crushing prehistoric reptile the largest marine crocodile ever discovered
January 14, 2016Machimosaurus rex had bullet-shaped teeth shaped with blunt tips and wrinkles, thought to have been used...
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Reptile fossils offer clues about elevation history of Andes Mountains
December 28, 2015The fossil shell from an extinct tortoise of the genus Chelonoidis, found near Quebrada Honda, Bolivia,...
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Ancient four-flippered reptile flapped like a penguin
December 16, 2015Ancient four-flippered reptile flapped like a penguin. Credit: Liu et al. 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004605 The puzzle of the...
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