Ninja turtle! TikToker is left screaming after her pet reptile takes a bite of her arm and won’t let go Mary Pauline Pineda was bitten by her turtle in Pampanga province, Philippines The owner had been demonstrating how big pet had grown for a Tik Tok video As she turned the animal from one side … Read more
Meet the Monkeydactyl! New species of flying reptile is discovered that lived in China 160 million years ago and has the oldest true opposed THUMB The fossil — ‘Kunpengopterus antipollicatus’ — was found in north-east China It was a small-sized pterosaur, with a wingspan in the order of 2.8 feet (85 cm) This is the first … Read more
A fossil representing part of the largest-known example of an ancient deep-sea fish once thought to be extinct was recently found — entirely by mistake. Paleontologists in the UK were given what they were told was a pterodactyl bone, but after a closer inspection, the team realized that it was not one bone. Instead, it was … Read more
The largest fossil of an ancient deep-sea fish once thought to be extinct was recently found—entirely by mistake. Paleontologists in the UK were given what they were told was a pterodactyl bone, but after a closer inspection, the team realized it wasn’t one bone. The specimen was identified as a thin bone of plates belonging … Read more
Thanks to Roald Dahl and numerous wildlife documentaries, it’s generally accepted that crocodiles aren’t the fussiest of eaters. But in the UK’s only crocodile zoo, set up by British croc obsessive Shaun Foggett a decade ago, the lunch options are surprisingly gourmet, and include a feathered quail. The only issue is that the (deceased) bird … Read more
A marine reptile that lurked in the oceans 240 million years ago used its ‘short, flat tail’ as an underwater float to help it hide and pick off fish with its razor sharp fangs. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say the reptile, a type of nothosaur, was about 2ft long, had … Read more
Florida alligator hunter survives being bitten by 12-foot reptile that jumped INTO his boat and latched onto his arm before his friend opened its jaw with a rod Carsten Keiffer was hunting alligators with friends on Lake Jesup in Florida when a 12-foot reptile leaped into the air and latched onto his arm A friend … Read more
About 240 million years ago a 15ft long dolphin-like sea lizard gorged on a 12ft reptile its bones have have been found in the fossil remains of the giant beast’s stomach. The exact cause of death is unknown, according to a team from the University of California, Davis, but fossils reveal the predator died shortly … Read more
A 242 million-year-old reptile with a neck three times the length of its torso lived in the ocean, a 3D skull reconstruction reveals. Scientists describe the weird 20-foot-long creature and its incredible giraffe-like neck as a ‘paleontological absurdity’. Fossils of the creature, belonging to the Tanystropheus genus, were discovered back in 1852 and have been puzzling … Read more
A soft egg belonging to a giant sea lizard discovered near Antarctica wasn’t the only major egg-related discovery. A team of researchers examining dinosaur remains claim soft eggs laid by dinosaurs may not be as unusual as scientists first thought – claiming that early dinosaurs laid these type of eggs. The study, led by the American … Read more