The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it ...

A study shows that turtles use both genetic signals and mechanical forces to form the scales on their heads, revealing a ...

The adaptive landscape of posture evolution in mammals and their ancestors. Living and fossil species with sprawling vs upright postures occupy different adaptive peaks.

Scientists have long wondered how mammals, including humans, evolved to walk with their legs under their bodies instead of ...

Bolg amondol was a raccoon-sized armored mostesaurian lizard that lived about 77 million years ago, similar to today’s Gila monsters ( Heloderma horridum ). It is named after the goblin prince from ...

Discover the migration routes of ancient reptiles and how they thrived in a nearly lifeless environment after the mass ...