Researchers in Tunisia found the largest “worm lizard” that has ever lived with a feeding strategy that has remained consistent for millions of years. The recently identified Terastiodontosaurus ...

Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm lizard" with a powerful bite that is the largest of its kind found to date. The newly identified creature, named ...

Beneath the arid landscape of Tunisia, a new species was hidden in the stone for millions of years. Mohamed Fsili via Unsplash Just south of the Mediterranean Sea in the arid landscape of Tunisia, ...

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A rare worm lizard has been rediscovered by scientists after a landmine clearance team spotted the elusive animal in Somaliland. A subspecies of the Somali sharp-snouted worm lizard (Ancylocranium ...

Just south of the Mediterranean Sea in the arid landscape of Tunisia, layers of rock and soil hold evidence of past eras. Millions of years of pressure make the remains of ancient species turn from ...