Ornatocephalus, Messel Lizard KentrosaurusOrnatocephalus was a terrestrial lizard with a prehensile tail. Because most lizards are terrestrial they are found less often than aquatic reptiles. Only twelve species of lizards from a few dozen specimens found at Messel have been described so far (making this a truly rare find). Among those identified so far are: iguanas, lacertids, skinks, glass lizards and monitors. The prehensile tail and other characteristics of the arboreal, large headed
Chasmosaur ribs (3)
Desmoinesian Stage (= Westphalian D)
New teeth are continually grown in a groove in the shark’s mouth and the skin acts as a “conveyor belt†to move the teeth forward into new positions
2-4 foot long
such as Ceratotherium (modern white rhinos)
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to positive hypo reliefs with concentric ornamentation (Ediacaria preservation)
Jefferson thought they were the claws of a giant cat
" was named by Charles Koenig in 1818
and was a fierce hunter that may have preyed on small mammals and reptiles
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other scientists took issue with the study's methods