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Reptile fossil found in Brazil helps shed light on the common origins of dinosaurs and crocodiles

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Mauricio Garcia
Reptile fossil found in Brazil helps shed light on the common origins of dinosaurs and crocodiles
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Researchers have discovered a 240-million-year-old reptile fossil, Silescelida acristata, in Brazil. This find provides critical evidence regarding the evolutionary split between the lineages that led to modern dinosaurs and crocodiles.

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