Early reptiles
A series of footprints from the fossil strata of Nova Scotia, dated to 315 million years, show typical reptilian toes and imprints of scales. The tracks are attributed to Hylonomus, the oldest unquestionable reptile known.
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Feb 16, 2024 · Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian alps in 1931 and was thought to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile ...
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Fossil distribution. The earliest known reptiles, Hylonomus and Paleothyris, date from Late Carboniferous deposits of North America. These reptiles were small ...
Jan 17, 2024 · Darkened, pebbly scraps are the oldest known 3D fossils of the skin of amniotes, a group that includes birds, reptiles and mammals.
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Oct 17, 2007 · Until now, the oldest reptile fossils were skeletons found in 1859 by William Dawson in Nova Scotia, and named Hylonomus lyelli after the ...
Hylonomus is an extinct genus of reptile that lived 318 million years ago during the Bashkirian stage of the Late Carboniferous. It is the earliest known ...
Oct 17, 2007 · Until now, the oldest reptile fossils were skeletons found in 1859 by William Dawson in Nova Scotia, and named Hylonomus lyelli after the ...
May 30, 2018 · NEW OLDEST LIZARD New details revealed by a CT scan helped identify a 240-million-year-old fossil called Megachirella wachtleri (shown) as the ...
Feb 16, 2024 · Scientists found hindlimb bones, and the reptile's femurs. All are suspected to be genuine, but they were not well preserved. A closer look at ...
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