Photo: Prehistoric Gliding Lizard Discovered in U.S.



The newly discovered dinosaur-era lizard Mecistotrachelos apeoros was found to have grasping hind feet, which scientists say suggests that the gliding reptile spent much of its time clinging to branches.

Illustration by Karen Car, courtesy the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology


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