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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The newly discovered worm lizard species is the largest in the world. Presumably, the animals fed mainly on snails 50 million years ago. Credit: Jaime Chirinos The newly discovered worm lizard species ...