Lepidosaurs are one of the two main reptile groups alongside the archosaurs, which include crocodiles, birds and dinosaurs. The lepidosaurs and archosaurs are believed to have split apart around 260 ...

Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, this study offers a new understanding of the intricate factors influencing the evolution of lower jaw morphology in these animals, collectively ...

The study found that the evolution of jaw shape in lepidosaurs is shaped by a complex interplay of factors beyond mere ecological influences. Listen to Story The lower jaw serves as a critical ...

The researchers discovered that jaw shape evolution in lepidosaurs is influenced by a complex interplay of factors beyond ecology, including phylogeny (evolutionary relatedness) and allometry (the ...

The researchers discovered that jaw shape evolution in lepidosaurs is influenced by a complex interplay of factors beyond ecology, including phylogeny (evolutionary relatedness) and allometry (the ...

The researchers discovered that jaw shape evolution in lepidosaurs is influenced by a complex interplay of factors beyond ecology, including phylogeny (evolutionary relatedness) and allometry (the ...

2005; Sigurdsen, 2008; Sigurdsen and Bolt, 2010; Clack et al., 2017). Tympanic ears appeared independently in all major tetrapod groups (amphibians, lepidosaurs, chelonians, archosaurs and mammals), ...

A state environmental conservation officer responded to five separate rattlesnake complaints during the past several weeks, including four at the same residence in Delaware County. According to a ...

CASTILE — Two state Department of Environmental Conservation Officers recently assisted an injured timber rattlesnake — a threatened species in New York State — that was found near a walking ...

With significant differences in sensory ecologies present among Archosauria, linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was used to predict the affinity of fossil specimens after removing all lepidosaurs from ...