As if the age of the dinosaurs wasn't terrifying enough, scientists have now found evidence that long-necked marine reptiles were brutally decapitated by predators. "For a long time, it was already ...

Three near-identical U.S. lizards have kept their identities for millions of years in a way that researchers compare to the ...

In the age of dinosaurs, many marine reptiles had extremely long necks compared to reptiles today. While it was clearly a successful evolutionary strategy, paleontologists have long suspected that ...

Having a long, stiff neck helped some Triassic reptiles stealthily hunt for fish and other animals in shallow lagoons. But their uniquely gangly necks also made them easy targets for other predators, ...

The discovery suggests that long necks, which helped some prehistoric reptiles catch food, were tempting targets for predators. By Asher Elbein In 1830, Henry De la Beche, an English paleontologist, ...

Nowadays, dinosaurs are widely portrayed as animated, fictional characters in books and movies! In reality, these reptiles appeared on Earth between 230–245 million years ago, depending on which ...

Why Do Frilled-Neck Lizards Frill? Frilled-neck lizards frill their necks for a few different reasons, primarily for defense and communication. Frilled lizards use their frills to communicate with ...

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