Forgotten for 20 Years, This 240-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a New Reptile Species

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Fragmentary bones from Brazil reveal a new Triassic reptile close to the lineage that preceded dinosaurs and crocodiles. Some 240 million years ago, long before dinosaurs dominated the land and modern crocodiles emerged, their distant relatives were undergoing a crucial stage of evolution. Fossils found in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have now revealed [...]