In recent weeks, paleontologists have reported four new species of prehistoric flying reptiles dating back to the mid-Cretaceous, or about 100 million years ago all found in Morocco. 12 April 2017 News First dive to hydrothermal vent uncovers new deep-sea creatures Researchers have found seven new animal species living along the Southwest Indian Ridge, 3,000 metres beneath the surface of the ocean, in an area targeted for deep-sea mining. Ichthyosaurs ('fish lizards'), a group of tuna-shaped reptiles that inhabited Earth's seas during the Mesozoic Era, were discovered by scientists in the early 19th century.
The monitor, described as spectacular by the scientists who found it, lives in forests covering the Sierra Madre mountains in the north of the country. Cape Town - Scientists have discovered three new species of flying reptiles that lived in the Moroccan Sahara over 100 million years ago, according to British daily newspaper, The Guardian. A new 4in tall species called Kongonaphon kely has been discovered by scientists in Madagascar, which they believe could be ancient relatives to the larger reptiles that followed. The 2m-long reptile is a monitor lizard, the group to which the world's longest and largest lizards belong. Bottom line: Scientists have discovered a new species of thalattosaur, a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago in warm tropical seas around the world.
A new "armoured" reptile from 200 million years ago is discovered from fossils found in south Wales.
A new species of giant lizard has been discovered in the Philippines.
Scientists have identified a new species of ancient reptile that fills a critical gap in the fossil record of dinosaur relatives.