See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) – Cutting beneath sand on the desert world of Arrakis, giant sandworms strike fear and inspire awe in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American There have never been enough amphisbaenians ...

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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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Cutting beneath sand on the desert world of Arrakis, giant sandworms strike fear and inspire awe in the blockbuster “Dune” films. Introduced in the 1965 novel, the sandworm has grown ...