A single vertebra dug out of a mine in southern Georgia has been used to identified a new genus and new species of lizard. Photo from Calin Razvan Fotograf via Unsplash An unidentified bone pulled ...

Skin bones, or osteoderms, have evolved independently multiple times across reptile lineages, a new study reveals. Researchers used fossil data and computational tools to trace 320 million years of ...

What do monitor lizards and the Stegosaurus have in common? According to a new study, they both have osteoderms. New research published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society revealed for ...

Beneath the scales of Australia's iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an unexpected secret: a hidden layer of bony skin structures known as osteoderms. These ...

Beneath the scales of Australia’s iconic monitor lizards (commonly known as goannas), scientists have discovered an unexpected secret: a hidden layer of bony skin structures known as osteoderms.

A lizard-like animal that lived 289 million years ago suffered from a bone condition similar to Paget's disease, according to a new study. A lizard-like animal that lived 289 million years ago ...