To trace tusk evolution, researchers needed a more concrete definition to distinguish tusks from teeth and other external bone growths in fossils. For a tooth to be a tusk, researchers defined the ...

Other herps are the prey, like frogs who serve as a food source for many species of birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. In addition, herps are valuable indicators of environmental health. Amphibians, ...

Fossilized footprints of a primitive reptile found on a slab of rock from Australia could rewrite the story of how animals ...

Recent scientific evidence challenges the long-held belief that reptiles are emotionless creatures. Studies reveal that ...

A new study suggests two fossil trackways found in Australia were made by an early amniote, a group that today includes reptiles, birds and mammals ...

Fossilized claw tracks discovered in Australia show that the animal group that includes reptiles, mammals and birds formed earlier than expected ...

The park also ranked second for mammal, reptile, spider and scorpion spotting. Visitors may spot some of the more than 90 species of mammals, 50 species of reptile and 140 spider or scorpion species.