Breakthrough fossil study reveals the origin of living amphibians
The find also fills a gap of at least 87 million years in the known historical fossil record of the amphibian-like creature.
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Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17, 2022
Researchers discover extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs
Discovery sheds light on the Tuatara, the last living member of a once-diverse group of reptiles that has almost entirely been supplanted.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2022
Global warming spawned the age of reptiles
Harvard researchers find rapid evolution of reptiles was triggered by nearly 60 million years of global warming and climate change.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 30, 2022
Prehistoric marine giants found 2,800 meters above sea level
The first ichthyosaurs swam through the primordial oceans in the early Triassic period about 250 million years ago and weighed 80 tons.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid
Study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 16, 2021
Researchers create snake-derived 'super glue' that stops bleeding in seconds
Indiana Jones hates snakes. And he's certainly not alone. The fear of snakes is so common it even has its own name: ophidiophobia.
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