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Scientists reveal surprising link between Komodo dragon and dinosaurs

Earliest Known Skin Fossil Shocks Paleontologists – "Unlike Anything We Would Have Expected"

A groundbreaking discovery reveals the oldest fossilized reptile skin, showing significant evolutionary features and offering a unique perspective on early terrestrial animal life. Preserved in an Oklahoma cave system, this finding sheds light on the development of skin adaptations in vertebrates.

Earliest Known Skin Fossil Shocks Paleontologists – "Unlike Anything We Would Have Expected"

Exceptionally rapid tooth development and ont

<p>Kilat, the largest living lizard at the Toronto Metro Zoo, like other members of his species (<em>Varanus komodoensis</em>), truly deserves to be called the Komodo Dragon! Its impressive size and the way it looks at you and tracks your every move makes you realize that it is an apex predator, not unlike a ferocious theropod dinosaur. So, it is not surprising when you look around at his enclosure to find that there are shed teeth sparkling on the ground, a common find when hunting for Mesozoic theropod dinosaurs. This startling phenomenon led us to study the teeth and feeding behaviour of this fascinating predator.&nbsp;The Toronto Zoo Team generously collected many shed teeth and allowed us to undertake this study, and skulls in the skeletal collection of the Royal Ontario Museum were also made available to us.</p>

New research discovers adult Komodo teeth are surprisingly similar to those of theropod dinosaurs