In 2022, University of Bristol scientists finally studied the skeleton and placed it within Squamata, the reptile order that contains all lizard and snake species. With the specimen dating back at ...

reshaping the timeline of reptile evolution. The findings push back the origins of the lizard-snake group called Squamata by 35 million years to at least 205 million years ago, according to Phys.org.

This breakdown highlights the clinical importance of dividing living reptiles into three major groups: Testudinea or turtles; Crocodilians, including alligators and crocodiles; and Squamata ...