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Analysis confirms identity of specimen that changed the origins of modern lizards by millions of years
A tiny skeleton, unearthed from Triassic ... to modern anguimorphs such as anguids and monitors. The discovery shifts the origin of the whole lizard-snake group, called Squamata, back by 35 ...
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History of evolution rewritten? Discovery of 205-million-year-old fossil points at modern lizard’s lineage
The Bristol team identified many anatomical features of the skull and skeleton of the fossil ... which includes monitor lizards and worm lizards. The detailed analysis allowed the researchers ...