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Ancient alligator had a stubby snout and may have chomped on snails

A fossil has been identified as an ancient alligator species with a very short snout, ridged skull and teeth made for crushing hard shells, suggesting that it may have munched on snails along with other prey

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Some sea snakes have re-evolved the ability to see more colours

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Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable to decapitation

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Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version of modern skinks

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Alligators in Florida help other life thrive

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Alligators create hotspots for life by digging holes with their snouts

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Snakes have been seen doing somersaults when they’re scared

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Invasive Burmese python in Florida lays a record 96 eggs in one go

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Oldest ichthyosaur fossil hints they evolved before mass extinction

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Fence lizard on sandstone rock at Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park in Chatsworth, California.

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Lizards that survived wildfires are more alert to the sound of flames

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Anole lizard on a pole

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Urban lizards have gene mutations that help them adapt to city life

Anole lizards living in three cities in Puerto Rico have mutations in genes linked to immune function, limb and skin development, which may help them thrive alongside humans

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Ichthyosaurs used a barren region of the ocean as an ancient nursery

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Critically endangered tiny gecko comes back from the brink

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Gigantic turtle from the dinosaur era was almost 4 metres long

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Fossil shows what lizards' ancestors looked like 167 million years ago

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