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Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving From Eggs to Live Birth
September 1, 2010
National Geographic News - Animals & Nature
A skink species lays eggs on the coast but births babies in the mountains, giving a rare glimpse at how placentas evolved, scientists say. Evolution - Lizard - Species - Biology - Squamata
Getting a tail up on conservation? New method for measuring lizard weight from size
September 1, 2010
ScienceDaily: Frog and Reptile News
A researcher in Israel has developed an improved tool for translating lizard body lengths to weights. The new equations calculate this valuable morphological feature to estimate the weight of a lizard species in a variety of different ecosystems.
A deadly, heavier relative of Velociraptor, which had twice as many giant sickle-like claws on its feet and was more of a kickboxer than its famous sprinter-like cousin, has been discovered in Romania.
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