Identified from remains found inside fossilized Carboniferous tree stumps, they were small, agile, lizard-like animals. Africa collided with eastern North America in the late Pennsylvanian ...

Unearth the nine massive prehistoric animals that lived before dinosaurs. The shield lizard, or the Scutosaurus, arose towards the end of the Carboniferous period, around 298 million years ago.

AZ Animals (US) Posted: January 18, 2025 | Last updated: January 18, 2025 Step back into the Carboniferous period, when colossal arthropods dominated the land 345-290 million years ago.