“After being properly prepared, it became evident that (the new species was) part of a rare group of herbivorous/omnivorous ...

Scientists at Lund University analyzed soft tissue from a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur fossil, discovering both smooth and ...

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises.

A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have remained a mystery. But for the first time ever, researchers at Sweden’s ...

The discovery of preserved skin on a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur is revolutionizing our understanding of these extinct ...

The skin, which they say likely belonged to a reptile, is estimated to come from the Paleozoic era, between 541 million to 252 million years ago. It dates back at least 290 million years.

There are subtler differences that set them apart. From scaly skin to moist habitats, amphibians and reptiles have adapted to their environments in distinct ways. Let's hop into the world of ...

What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb ...

Most reptiles are covered in dry, scaly skin. They can be found living in both water and on the land. There are six species of reptile which live in the UK. They are rare and very shy so spotting ...