During the Carboniferous era, there were many amphibians; the first reptile evolved from labyrinthodont ancestor. Amniotic egg appears very early in reptilian evolution. Egg has several special ...
A fossilized ancient egg discovered in Antarctica nearly a decade ago has finally been identified, shedding new light on ...
A segmented bony structure runs the length of the embryo on the right. The reptile embryo is much longer and fatter than the fish embryo, but is curled into a fetal position. Its head is bent forward ...
Some reptile embryos may have more control over their fate than previously thought. According to a study published in Biology Letters last month (June 12), Chinese three-keeled pond turtles (Chinemys ...
New findings add a surprising twist to the already complex mechanism that determines whether reptile embryos develop to be males or females. An egg-laying lizard found in the hills of southeastern ...
These changes separate the reptiles from the amphibians. #1, the evolution of stronger, more effective jaw mechanisms, is the subject of this lecture and one topic in last week’s lab. The other ...