Amniotes began to radiate in the Carboniferous into many niches previously held by amphibians, plus new niches. The initial split was into synapsids (mammals and their relatives) and sauropsids ...

The pterosaurs are extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside their ... In other words, we now have a complete sequence of evolution from early pterosaurs to Dearc, to the first darwinopterans ...

Mosasaurs are extinct marine lizards, spectacular examples of which were first discovered in 1766 near Maastricht in the ...

These changes separate the reptiles from the amphibians. #1, the evolution of stronger, more effective jaw mechanisms, is the subject of this lecture and one topic in last week’s lab. The other ...

As these early reptiles adapted to new lifestyles ... One of the most remarkable discoveries that helped to shed light on this evolution was the finding of Tetrapodophis amplectus, a four-legged ...

New study documents evolution of fast-growing, fish-eating herring in Baltic Sea 11 hours ago The genomic journey of modern and archaic humans may be older than we thought ...

These formidable lizards are iconic examples of macroevolution, showcasing the emergence of entirely new animal groups.

“Vellbergia has a unique set of features that are common to other, more primitive reptiles as well as characters usually found in lepidosaurs, showing us that the evolutionary scenario for the ...

An "incredible" new fossil find has revealed the dramatic evolution of flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs. The complete specimen discovered in Germany finally shows how now extinct ...

An "incredible" new fossil find has revealed the dramatic evolution of flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs. The complete specimen discovered in Germany finally shows how now extinct ...

A new study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur. Joined by its newly discovered relatives, Pterodactylus's 'family' now encompasses tiny flaplings, a host of ...