squamate
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Origin of squamate
From the Late Latin word squāmātus, dating back to 1820–30. See squama, -ate 1
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A 2025 Nature study added even more context by describing a Middle Jurassic squamate from Scotland with a striking mix of lizard-like and snake-like traits.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
The authors found that early squamate evolution involved a great deal of anatomical experimentation and convergent evolution, which helps explain why the earliest snake story has been so difficult to untangle from fossils alone.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
They said Cryptovaranoides was clearly a squamate because it differed from the Rhynchocephalia in several key areas, including the braincase, in the neck vertebrae and in the shoulder area.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
Squamate superiority and the awesome adaptability of the squamate hindlimb and foot and why it rules and why other animals are lame and why they don’t rule the world.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2013
Dave thinks that there are characters linking this Cretaceous squamate with his Triassic 'fenestrasaurs', like Cosesaurus.
From Scientific American • Jul. 4, 2012
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