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Lizards locked in amber provide clues to reptile evolution

99-million-year-old fossils preserve gecko, chameleon characteristics

lizard in amber

ENSHRINED  Lizard remains preserved in 99-million-year-old amber provide new insight into reptilian history.    

David Grimaldi 

By Sarah Schwartz

- More than 2 years ago

Some ancient lizards’ bad luck has become a gold mine of information for scientists. 

Reptilian remains in roughly 99-million-year-old amber provide unusually detailed insight into the evolutionary history of lizards, researchers report March 4 in Science Advances.