Lizard

Ancient fossil mystery solved: Scientists discover true identity of ancient sea lizard

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Researchers identified a prehistoric marine reptile found in 1935 as a thalattosaur and not a choristodere, using CT scans and a new specimen. Reconstruction of Pachystrofeus rhaeticuspictured next to a hybodont shark feeding on a Birgeria fish. Credit: James Ormiston Scientists have reclassified a prehistoric marine reptile discovered in 1935 as one of the last … Read more

Lizard from which the Hulks comes from shows off his superhero genes

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The lizard Podarcis muralis nigriventris may not grow to a freakish size and destroy everything in sight, but evolution has turned this lizard into a kind of Incredible Hulk, green skin included. P. nigriventris is something like the imposing Marvel superhero compared to other species of common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). Although the common version … Read more