mesozoic
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Sorry, Jurassic Park: T. Rex Had Lips
Theropods like T. rex and Velociraptor had sheaths of scaly skin covering their long, pointy teeth, according to a team of paleontologists who recently studied the ancient predators.
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This Ancient Reptile Is Not a Lizard, Don’t Call It a Lizard
150 million years ago, a prehistoric reptile unlike modern lizards slinked around what is now Wyoming. An ancient rhynchocephalian, the insect-eating animal’s discovery could shed light on the persistence of its living relative, the tuatara.
