The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...

When they first originated, they were just small, two-legged carnivores overshadowed by a diverse array of other reptiles. How did they come to rule? My colleagues and I recently studied the ...

It shows that the environment was dominated by early reptiles known as rhynchosaurs, as well as animals closely related to mammalian origins called cynodonts. Prof Paul Barrett is a dinosaur ...

In time, the earliest reptiles appeared. Identified from remains found inside fossilized Carboniferous tree stumps, they were small, agile, lizard-like animals. Africa collided with eastern North ...

The earliest known turtles date from 220 million years ago, making turtles one of the oldest reptile groups and a more ancient group than lizards, snakes or crocodiles. Of the many species alive ...

The first corals appeared, though other reef-building organisms were already present. Giant reptiles such as the dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs and the long-necked and paddle-finned plesiosaurs ...

This significant find sheds light on early reptile evolution during the Triassic period, highlighting the animal's ability to hunt on both land and in water. The discovery fills a crucial gap in ...