University Research

200-Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile Kuehneosaurus Discovered In Somerset, UK

by

200-Million-Year-Old Flying Reptile Kuehneosaurus Discovered In Somerset, UK Gliding winged-reptiles were among the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed. Kuehneosaurs looked like lizards, but were more closely related to the ancestors of crocodilians and dinosaurs. They were small animals that could fit neatly on the palm … Read more

Animal fossils from 240 million years ago found in Poland

by

Animal fossils from 240 million years ago found in Poland Polish scientists have discovered the remains of over a thousand specimens of extinct animals from about 240 million years ago. Among them are the bones of a reptile unknown to science so far. In Miedary near Tarnowskie Góry (Upper Silesia), a team of scientists from … Read more