"We think that the unusual body size is related to the higher ... This species and Terastiodontosaurus both belong to a small family of worm lizards known as the Trogonophids.

Unlike modern-day worm lizards, which are typically small, limbless ... “We think that the unusual body size is related to the higher temperatures in this period of the Earth’s history ...

Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...

Remnants of their rear limbs are still visible in X-rays! The worm lizard is carnivorous. It preys on ants, termites, and other small insects. So, you're safe, don't worry. More from Science ...

The common lizard, smooth snake and slow worm can ... will hunt small mammals, birds, lizards, and amphibians. Scales – Scales are hard overlapping plates which cover an animal's body.

A worm wriggled at its feet ... because there are few examples of tracks from small lizards in North America in this period, and no body fossils have been unearthed at John Day.