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An asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs. But how did their reign begin? Mysterious early reptiles may hold the answer

A small but fierce jawbone sits in Argentina’s natural science museum in Buenos Aires. Six inches long and studded with backward-curving fangs that would have hooked into flesh to rip it open, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Get on the Same Frequency as Early Reptiles, this Scientist Compares Tiny Fossilized Bones to Modern Lizard Ears

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ancient animals ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Reptiles Alive! exhibit opens at Field Museum: 'The more you know, the more understanding you have of them'

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USA Today

Later, gator? One-fifth of all reptile species could go extinct, new study says

Of the 10,196 species assessed, scientists found that at least 1,829 (21%) of species were threatened with extinction. "The potential loss of one-fifth of all reptile species reminds us how much of ...