reptile

Paleontologists discover fossils of new species of crocodile-like reptile that lived 237 million years ago

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Paleontologists have discovered a new species of ancient crocodile-like reptile that once roamed the lands and waters of Brazil. The fossils, found at a fossiliferous locality called “Linha Várzea 2” in southern Brazil, have now been named Parvosuchus aurelioi, an ancient new species of small predatory reptile dating back to approximately 237 million years ago, … Read more

Ancient reptile fossil sheds new light on early marine evolution

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Scientists have discovered a 246-million-year-old marine reptile fossil, the oldest of its kind found in the Southern Hemisphere, shedding new light on the early evolution of marine mammals. The largest mass extinction event in the fossil record—known as the “Great Dying”—occurred about 252 million years ago, wiping out about 95% of species on land and … Read more