Fossil Lizard, Flying Dragon


Fossil 'is first pregnant lizard'   BBC - July 21, 2011
A 120-million-year-old fossil is the oldest pregnant lizard ever discovered, according to scientists. The fossil, found in China, is a very complete 30cm (12in) lizard with more than a dozen embryos in its body.


Endogenous proteins found in a 70-million-year-old giant marine lizard   PhysOrg - May 2, 2011
With their discovery, the scientists Johan Lindgren, Per Uvdal, Anders Engdahl, and colleagues have demonstrated that remains of type I collagen, a structural protein, are retained in a mosasaur fossil.


New Fossil Is World's Oldest Plant-Eating Lizard National Geographic - March 24, 2008


Ancient Lizard Glided Using Its Ribs National Geographic - March 21, 2007


Hidden fossil, flying dragon Guardian - March 20, 2007
Around 120m years ago, as the dinosaurs neared the climax of their dominion, high above their heads an extraordinary creature flitted from tree to tree. The bizarre lizard, named the "flying dragon" by its Chinese discoverers, glided using a flap of skin spread over eight ribs.




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