167-million-year-old fossil of Breugnathair elgolensis reveals how snakes first evolved from lizards

A remarkable fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, unearthed on Scotland's Isle of Skye, offers crucial insights into snake ...
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Jurassic reptilian creature shared features of both snakes and lizards

Scientists discovered a 167-million-year-old lizard fossil, Breugnathair elgolensis, that has snake-like jaws and teeth but a ...

Scientists uncover a mysterious Jurassic lizard with snake-like jaws

A strange Jurassic lizard discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye is shaking up what we know about snake evolution. Named ...

167-Million-Year-Old Lizard With Snake-Like Jaws Puzzles Scientists

Scientists have discovered a strange Jurassic lizard on Scotland’s Isle of Skye that’s blurring the boundaries between snakes ...

Scientists discover 160-million-year-old reptile with lizard and snake features-Here is what study says

A rare Jurassic reptile known as Breugnathair elgolensis, was discovered on the Isle of Skye. This species has combining ...
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This Species of Ancient Scottish Reptile Is Part Snake and Part Lizard

Get to know Breugnathair elgolensis, a half snake, half lizard that inhabited Jurassic-era Scotland.

Prehistoric creature — with ‘snake-like’ jaws — found in Scotland as new species

Breugnathair elgolensis is the first of a new family of squamates called Parviraptoridae, described as “an enigmatic group with potential importance for snake origins, that was previously known from ...
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Mysterious 160 million-year-old creature unearthed on Isle of Skye is part lizard, part snake

Researchers have discovered a mysterious ancient lizard with snake-like teeth in Scotland. Breugnathair elgolensis is one of ...