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  2. Lizard - Wikipedia

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    The oldest undisputed lizards date to the Middle Jurassic, from remains found In Europe, Asia and North Africa. [53] Lizard morphological and ecological diversity substantially increased over the course of the Cretaceous. [54] In the Palaeogene, lizard body sizes in North America peaked during the middle of the period. [55]

  3. List of reptiles of Northern America - Wikipedia

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    This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.

  4. Geological history of North America - Wikipedia

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    During the Triassic, corals were rare in North America. Nevertheless, some were present on the west coast, although these corals did not congregate into reefs. [49] Ichthyosaurs were one of the most important groups of marine reptiles during the Triassic. Important ichthyosaur fossils of this age were preserved in Nevada. [50]

  5. Timeline of mosasaur research - Wikipedia

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    The fossils were studied by local scholar Adriaan Gilles Camper, who noted a resemblance to modern monitor lizards in correspondence with renowned French anatomist Georges Cuvier. [3] Nevertheless, the animal was not scientifically described until the English Reverend William Daniel Conybeare named it Mosasaurus , after the river Meuse located ...

  6. Great American Interchange - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana, the only marsupial in temperate North America. Armadillos, opossums and porcupines are present in North America today because of the Great American Interchange. Opossums and porcupines were among the most successful northward migrants, reaching as far as Canada and Alaska, respectively.

  7. Cryptids of the commonwealth: Meet some of these creatures ...

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    The Milton Lizard, also known as the Creature of Canip Creek, is a cryptid of the giant lizard variety. According to Coffey, the creature was first spotted in a Milton salvage yard, over in ...

  8. Nyctosauridae - Wikipedia

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    Nyctosauridae (meaning "night lizards" or "bat lizards") is a family of specialized soaring pterosaurs of the late Cretaceous Period of North America, Africa, and possibly other continents including South America. It was named in 1889 by Henry Alleyne Nicholson and Richard Lydekker. [2]

  9. Rare lizard found in major US oil patch proposed as ... - AOL

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    U.S. wildlife managers on Friday proposed federal protections for a rare lizard found only in parts of one of the world's most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...