An ichthyosaur devoured a thalattosaur about 240 million years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/triassic-sea-monster-ate-huge-reptile.html
Tag: lizard
Hummingbird-size dinosaur may actually be a lizard
A teensy “dinosaur” head found in amber might actually belong to an ancient lizard. Source: https://www.livescience.com/retraction-smallest-dinosaur.html
Lizards with multiple tails are more common than anyone knew
When some lizards lose a tail they grow back more than one, and multi-tailed lizards are more common than once thought. Source: https://www.livescience.com/lizard-multiple-tails-regeneration.html
Video footage of peculiar ‘lizard’ goes viral
A short clip of a very strange looking lizard-like creature has left social media users scratching their heads. The footage, which was uploaded to vid… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338106/video-footage-of-peculiar-lizard-goes-viral…
First evidence that ancient humans ate snakes and lizards is unearthed in Israel
New evidence suggests that lizard and snake bones were common in sites linked to ancient Natufian culture because these animals were being eaten. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-humans-ate-snakes.html
Meet the world’s most constipated lizard
Researchers have found a lizard with such an extreme case of constipation that its weight is 80% faeces. There’s no denying that a diet consisting of … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336950/meet-the-worlds-most-constipated-lizard…
Florida lizard breaks world poop record, dies constipated
A curly-tailed lizard’s belly was stretched by a mass of unpassed poo. Source: https://www.livescience.com/constipated-lizard-record-breaking-poo.html
Fearsome Triassic ‘ocean lizard’ was a tweezer-nosed weirdo
A newfound species of thalattosaur, a Triassic marine reptile, had a dramatically pointy skull unlike any seen in reptiles alive today. Source: https://www.livescience.com/tweezers-nose-triassic-reptile.html
Researchers describe 71 new species in 2019
New species from 5 continents and 3 oceans include geckos, goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-species-discovered-in-2019…
Komodo dragon filmed with a turtle on its head
A large lizard was recently caught on camera emerging from the water with a rather unusual piece of headwear. Measuring up to 3 meters long and weighi… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332417/komodo-dragon-filmed-with-a-turtle-on-its-head…