British Natural History Museum: Reunited Halves of One Fossil, Previously Separated by 400 Miles, Leads to Discovery of Reptile Species
July 03, 2025
July 03, 2025
LONDON, England, July 3 -- The British Natural History Museum issued the following news release:
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Reunited halves of one fossil, previously separated by 400 miles, leads to discovery of new reptile species
* The new species is a relative to the living New Zealand tuatara but it would have roamed the Late Jurassic, 145 million years ago
* It's been known for decades that the ground-dwelling tuatara had long bodied aquatic relatives dur . . .
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Reunited halves of one fossil, previously separated by 400 miles, leads to discovery of new reptile species
* The new species is a relative to the living New Zealand tuatara but it would have roamed the Late Jurassic, 145 million years ago
* It's been known for decades that the ground-dwelling tuatara had long bodied aquatic relatives dur . . .