Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after the first animals emerged ...

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In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...

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A groundbreaking fossil discovery in northern Victoria, Australia, is shaking up paleontology. Fossilized footprints from the Carboniferous Period, around 359 million years ago, suggest that reptiles ...

The identity of a prehistoric marine reptile has finally been revealed after experts discovered that some of its remains actually belonged to fish. The identity of a local prehistoric marine reptile ...

A fossil of Mirasaura grauvogeli that shows its bird-like skull and crest along its back. Credit: Stephan Spiekman Paleontologists have identified an ancient reptile with a towering crest made not of ...