WebDec 2, 2022 · The long-tailed creature – about 25cm in length – is thought to have lived around 202m years ago It has been named Cryptovaranoides microlanius. The first term means hidden lizard-like animal,...
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Gloucestershire fossil suggests modern lizards could …
WebDec 2, 2022 · The description of Cryptovaranoides microlanius suggests that the ancestors of species alive today may have evolved 30 million years earlier than thought. A new species of extinct lizard has been described …
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The affinities of the Late Triassic Cryptovaranoides and the age of
WebOct 11, 2023 · Recently, † Cryptovaranoides microlanius from the Late Triassic of the United Kingdom was described as the oldest crown squamate. If true, this result would …
WebDec 2, 2022 · Cryptovaranoides microlanius is an extinct relative of living lizards such as monitor lizards, gila monsters and slow worms. An artist’s impression of Cryptovaranoides microlanius. Image credit: Lavinia …
WebDec 2, 2022 · The Cryptovaranoides coronoid bone, in medial view (fig. S1C), occupies about 84% of the dorso-ventral width of the mandible, as in the anguid Diploglossus (79%) or the gecko Gonatodes (80%), and it is …
WebDec 2, 2022 · The team has named its discovery Cryptovaranoides microlanius, meaning 'small butcher', in reference to its jaws, which are filled with sharp-edged slicing teeth. Lavinia Gandolfi. An artist's...
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Fossil discovery in storeroom cupboard shifts origin of …
WebDec 2, 2022 · The team, led by Dr. David Whiteside of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences, have named their incredible discovery Cryptovaranoides microlanius meaning "small butcher" in tribute to its jaws...
