Meet the nano-chameleon, a new contender for the title of world’s smallest reptile Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/nano-chamelion-smallest-reptile…
Tag: Reptiles
What if temperature determined a baby’s sex?
Temperature-dependent sex is found in certain reptiles and fish. Could it happen in humans? Source: https://www.livescience.com/what-if-temperature-determined-human-sex.html
Terrestrial relative of pterosaurs discovered
Palaeontologists have shed new light on the evolutionary history of these prehistoric flying reptiles. At a time when dinosaurs of all shapes and size… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341900/terrestrial-relative-of-pterosaurs-discovered…
Missing link in pterosaur origins discovered
An enigmatic group of Triassic reptiles might be a close relative of pterosaurs. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pterosaur-family-tree.html
Ancestor of pterosaurs might have been a tree-climbing reptile
The origin of pterosaurs has long been a mystery but recent discoveries show clear connections with a long-extinct group of reptiles Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2262116-ancestor-of-pterosaurs-might-have-been-a-tree-climbing-reptile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Did this mass extinction event trigger dawn of the dinosaurs?
New research suggests that a series of huge volcanic eruptions, 233 million years ago, led to a mass extinction event that heralded the dawn of the dinosaurs. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/mass-extinction-event-trigger-dawn-of-dinosaurs…
Wildlife In ‘Catastrophic Decline’ Due To Human Destruction, Scientists Warn
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Wildlife populations have fallen by more than two-thirds in less than 50 years, according to a major report (PDF) by the conservation group WWF. The report says this “catastrophic decline” shows no sign of slowing. And it warns that nature is being destroyed by humans at a rate never seen before. The…
Weird ‘broomstick’ necked Triassic reptile named after mythical Greek sea monster
These strange, long-necked Triassic beasts were able to coexist because they chowed down on different prey. Source: https://www.livescience.com/long-necked-triassic-reptiles.html
The invisible superpower that helped dinosaurs conquer the world
From beginnings as skulking, cat-sized reptiles, dinosaurs came to rule Earth for 100 million years – but how? Their secret wasn’t teeth or claws, but something deep inside them Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732930-800-the-invisible-superpower-that-helped-dinosaurs-conquer-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Hummingbirds see colors we can only imagine
“Our experiments enabled us to get a sneak peek into what the world looks like to a hummingbird,” one scientist said. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/wild-hummingbirds-see-colors-humans-can-only-imagine…