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Last Updated June 13, 2001

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Reptiles and Others

• 45-Million-Year-Old "Crocodile" Fossil Found in West Germany (6/7/01)

• Major Fossil Find Reveals Asian origins of Salamanders (3/28/01)

• Marine Fossils in Manitoba Prairie(CBC)(11/30/00)

• Feathers Fly Over Fossil Reptile(BBC On Line)(11/23/00)

• Newly Found Bipedal Reptile Fossil Predates Dinosaurs by More Than 60 Million Years (11/2/00)

• The Mosasaur - Maastricht´s Prehistoric Mega-Lizard (Radio Netherlands)(8/14/00)

• New Pug-Nosed Crocodile From Madagascar (BBC OnLine) (6/23/00)

• Ancient Feathered Animal Challenges Dinosaur-Bird Link (6/22/00)

• Fossil Bridges Land and Sea (BBC Online) (4/4/00)

• Discovery Challenges Snake Origins (BBC OnLine) (3/16/00)

• A Twist in the Tail of Snake Evolution (Nature) (1/26/00)

• Last Chance to Find Snakes With Hind Legs (National Geographic)(12/17/99)

• Monster Eyes From The Deep (BBC) (12/16/99)

• Big-Eyed Ichthyosaurs Dove The Deepest (Discovery Channel) (10/25/99)

• Ancient 'Jaws' Had Mosasaur Meals (Discovery Channel) (10/25/99)

• Plesiosaur Fossil Found in North Australia (CNN) (10/15/99)

• Giant Mosasaur Surfaces (Discovery Channel) (9/14/99)

• Geologists at UNC-CH Discover State's 'Most Spectacular' Fossils (8/16/99)

• Lizard-Snake Link Forged (Discovery Channel (8/12/99)

• Mosasaur Bones Yield Climate Clues (Discovery Channel) (7/9/99)

• Oldest Reptile?- Creature Helps Fill Gap in Fossil Record (ABC News) (4/7/99)

• Giant Cretaceous Crocs Grew More Slowly Than their Dinosaur Cousins (3/17/99)

• Gene Study Shows Turtles are Next of Kin to Crocodiles and Alligators (2/12/99)

• Bones Of Crocodile-Like Beasts Tell Tale Of Arctic Warming (12/18/98)

• First complete fossil of fierce prehistoric predator found in South Africa (12/8/98)

• World's Oldest Known Fossil Reptile Nests Discovered in Arizona's Petrified Forest (10/26/98)

 

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