'Jesus lizard' walked on water 48 mn years ago

Washington, July 2: In what may may provide insights into how climate change may affect tropical species, scientists have discovered a 48-million-year-old fossil, known as a "Jesus lizard", that could walk on water. The fossil, recovered from the Bridger Formation in Wyoming, is the first description of a new species, called Babibasiliscus alxi. "Given our current period of global climate fluctuation, looking to the fossil record offers an important opportunity to observe what is possible and may give us an idea of what to expect from our dynamic Earth," said Jack Conrad from American Museum of Natural History. Modern relatives of the Jesus lizard live in an area stretching from central Mexico to northern Colombia, flourishing in the higher temperatures.