The Komodo dragon, like most other reptiles, including the extinct theropod dinosaurs, replaces its teeth continuously throughout its life. The histology—a common technique for studying the ...

Komodo dragons were all alone.” So Ciofi expanded his research. He sought to understand every aspect of a dragon’s life ... and its dinosaur ancestor lived 200 million years ago.

“We want to use this similarity to learn more about how carnivorous dinosaurs might have eaten and if they used iron in their teeth the same way as the Komodo dragon.” He added that current ...

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard now alive, can grow to 10 feet long and nearly 200 pounds.

The Komodo dragon continues to astonish us ... This feature might trace back to the era of carnivorous dinosaurs. Parallels have been observed with some extinct species, although fossils don't retain ...

The Indonesian island of Komodo, home to the Komodo dragon, will not be closed to tourists next year - but a $1,000 membership scheme will be introduced, the authorities have said. It reverses a ...