A remarkable fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, unearthed on Scotland's Isle of Skye, offers crucial insights into snake ...

Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex ...

A 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon reveals unexpected skull and tooth features in one of the earliest lepidosaurs. A ...

A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named ...

The new species looked like a lizard with a short body and four limbs but had snake-like jaws and curved teeth like pythons, showing a mix of traits from both lizards and snakes.

Scientists discovered a 167-million-year-old lizard fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, that has snake-like jaws and teeth but a ...

The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...

Scientists were left stunned by the hook-toothed, 167-million-year-old fossil which blends reptile characteristics.

Researchers have discovered a mysterious ancient lizard with snake-like teeth in Scotland. Breugnathair elgolensis is one of ...

"When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whiplash flicked across a horse's neck," Rudyard Kipling wrote of the villainous cobra Nagaina in his story of the heroic mongoose Rikki-Tiki-Tavi.

A brand new species of ancient snake has been discovered in western Wyoming. Four specimens of the ancient species were found huddled together, revealing the secrets of the social lives of ...

Scientists have discovered a strange Jurassic lizard on Scotland’s Isle of Skye that’s blurring the boundaries between snakes ...