A research team led by NYIT scientist Gaberiel Bever has determined that a 260-million year-old fossil species found in South Africa's Karoo Basin provides a long awaited glimpse into the murky ...
There has been a problem in the evolutionary tree of diapsid reptiles, which, like lizards and iguanas, have two openings in their skulls. The issue was the discrepancy between the estimated era of ...
A new study finds that the skull of Eunotosaurus has a pair of openings set behind the eyes that allowed the jaw muscles to lengthen and flex during chewing. Known as the diapsid condition, this pair ...
A 260 million-year-old fossil has been determined to be the oldest ancestor of turtles found to date, revealing something about the reptile's mysterious past. Back in the olden days, or rather 260 ...
This animation highlights the skeletal and dental anatomy of Maiothisavros, including the pathology, for better visualization of this unique fossil. The new diapsid reptile was studied using neutron ...
Scientists have determined that Eunotosaurus africanus is the earliest known branch of the turtle tree of life. A research team led by NYIT scientist Gaberiel Bever has determined that a 260-million ...
A 260-million-year-old fossil species found in South Africa's Karoo Basin continues to provide information into the murky origins of turtles whose evolution fascinates scientists. The fossil of an ...