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Tango01 | 06 Jun 2015 11:15 p.m. PST |
…of prehistoric lizard. "A ferocious little species of prehistoric reptile, alive in the late Triassic period when the dinosaurs were poised to take over the earth, has been discovered by a University of Bristol undergraduate. Clevosaurus sectumsemper, the smallest clevosaur species ever described, was found by Catherine Klein during research on fossils from Woodleaze Quarry in Gloucestershire. It is characterised by a specially adapted dentition which allowed it to tackle much larger food than would normally be expected for such a small animal. Its tightly-packed, carefully arranged teeth were always sharpening themselves. As a result, old individuals would have been left with sharp ridges of bone as a cutting surface…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
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