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Researchers in Tunisia found the largest “worm lizard” that has ever lived with a feeding strategy that has remained consistent for millions of years. The recently identified Terastiodontosaurus ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a ...

A newly identified prehistoric species, Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi, has stunned paleontologists by becoming the largest known worm lizard ever discovered. According to the study published in ...

A rare worm lizard has been rediscovered by scientists after a landmine clearance team spotted the elusive animal in Somaliland. A subspecies of the Somali sharp-snouted worm lizard (Ancylocranium ...

Beneath the arid landscape of Tunisia, a new species was hidden in the stone for millions of years. Mohamed Fsili via Unsplash Just south of the Mediterranean Sea in the arid landscape of Tunisia, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American There have never been enough amphisbaenians ...