Lizards possess a unique survival trick. They can detach their tails to escape predators. This process is called autotomy.

Ancient reptile Captorhinus could detach its tail to elude predators. by This Study Was Possible Thanks To The Treasure Trove Of Fossils Available At The Cave Deposits Near Richards Spur, Okla ...

The study, published in Scientific Reports, shows that this ancient group of reptiles could lose their tails and flee predators some 289 million years ago, ...

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Ancient reptile Captorhinus could detach its tail to escape predator's grasp Date: March 6, 2018 Source: University of Toronto Summary: A new study shows how a group of small reptiles who lived ...

The ancient reptile captorhinus, which lived in Pangea about 289 million years ago, was capable of detaching its tail to evade predators. Was it capable of regenerating its tail just like modern ...

Tail autotomy, the self-induced shedding of a tail, represents a remarkable evolutionary adaptation that enables both reptiles and arthropods to evade predation and other life‐threatening ...

Louisiana woman Ashlyn Bartholomew posted a now-viral video online of a tailless alligator crossing Highway 23 in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on May 19.

For over 200 years, scholars thought mosasaurs sported paddle-shaped tails much like sea snakes, said Lindgren. Since mosasaurs are true lizards, scholars formerly thought that the ancient reptile ...

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