An ornate tree lizard basks beside a 74-million-year-old fossilized log in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Photo by Jeff Mitton. Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of ...

As a naturalist, I can cite many examples of where the common names of animals can be almost too simplistic and downright amusing — particularly in reptiles. A few examples would be: the Groundsnake, ...

Every once in a while, an experience reminds us that great gulfs of time preceded the present, times when the world was very different. I was hiking in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, enjoying the ...