Uppsala University: 355 Million-Year-Old Footprints Rewrite the History of Backboned Land Animals
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
UPPSALA, Sweden, May 16 -- Uppsala University issued the following news release:
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355 million-year-old footprints rewrite the history of backboned land animals
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of reptiles back by 35 million years and overthrows the established evolutionary timeline of backboned land animals. The study, led by researchers at Upp . . .
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355 million-year-old footprints rewrite the history of backboned land animals
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of reptiles back by 35 million years and overthrows the established evolutionary timeline of backboned land animals. The study, led by researchers at Upp . . .