Fossilised remains of a 250-million-year-old animal are leading to a new understanding of how reptiles evolved in the wake of Earth’s largest mass extinction
Prosaurosphargis yingzishanensis – an ancient predator that is helping us understand reptile evolutionA chunky, 1.5-metre-long armoured predator that lived some 250 million years ago may upend our understanding of reptile evolution.
because it was found in the Yingzishan quarry in Hubei province, China – were unearthed in 2019. The rocks in which the fossils were found indicate that the animal lived in salty lagoons. It was one of the larger marine reptiles on Earth at the time, says
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