John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

The existence of any prehistoric apex predators in the islands of the Caribbean used to be doubted. While their absence would have probably made it even more of a paradise for prey animals, fossils ...

The discovery of Maleriraptor kuttyi fossils in India has redefined the understanding of dinosaur evolution. This 220-million ...

The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to ...

The ancient footprints from Australia were found on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne and show reptile-like feet ...

A report in the journal Nature estimates that the amniote tracks date to between 350 million and 359 million years ago.

Tegus, once thought to be newcomers, actually roamed ancient Georgia during a global warm spell millions of years ago — a ...

Today, tegus are considered invasive creatures in Florida, but a new paper suggests they’ve lived in the southeastern United ...

Researchers uncover a new tegu species from a fossil vertebra in Florida, revealing ancient lizards once roamed North America ...

Deep inside a remote cave system, nearly three miles from the entrance, we stumbled upon something incredible – the fossilized remains of an ancient snake. In this video, we take you through the ...

Is it a snake? In the back of my mind for years and years, it just sat there.” Paleontologists said they dug up the bone in the early 2000s after getting a tip about a fossil pit in Gragg Mine, just ...

While it's not every day people see a rattlesnake in Oregon, the venomous reptile is common in certain parts of the state.