A remarkable fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, unearthed on Scotland's Isle of Skye, offers crucial insights into snake ...

Little is known about the early history of lizards, snakes and their kin. New fossil discoveries reveal a complex ...

The new species looked like a lizard with a short body and four limbs but had snake-like jaws and curved teeth like pythons, showing a mix of traits from both lizards and snakes.

The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago. Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa before slithering their ...

When paleontologists only have so many clues to infer a fossil’s original form, it’s all too easy to make honest mistakes.

Get to know Breugnathair elgolensis, a half snake, half lizard that inhabited Jurassic-era Scotland.

For thousands of years, snakes have been used in art, literature, religious texts and more. From Adam and Eve's temptation in the Garden of Eden to Medusa with her hair of snakes that turned anyone ...

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