Reptiles in open habitats evolved brighter colors over time. This helped them reflect sunlight and survive climate change.

Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter coloration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown ...

Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter colouration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The results suggest that ...

Meet Plesiopterys wildi, the marine reptile that may have been endemic to its region and may hold the key to understanding ...

The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ...

"Our findings challenge conventional views on upper jaw evolution," the researchers said in a statement. Compared with our distant cousins the reptiles, the faces of mammals are made more complex ...

A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern Germany is providing crucial evidence about the diversification of these ...

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic ...

Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes ...

These changes separate the reptiles from the amphibians. #1, the evolution of stronger, more effective jaw mechanisms, is the subject of this lecture and one topic in last week’s lab. The other ...