This piece of news tells us that researchers have found the fossil of a legendary reptile, named Teyujagua, that lived 250 million years ago in Brazil. The extrange fossil is helping scientists understand the origins of archosauriforms as well as the evolution of both modern day birds and crocodiles. It also says that its anatomy is in between primitive reptiles and archosauriforms, an important group of vertebrates that includes all the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
The article also explains that Teyujagua lived just after the 90% of living species on Earth had been wiped out, so "it had a combination of features never seen before, indicating the unique position of Teyujagua in the evolutionary tree of an important group of vertebrates.'
When we all believe that there are no more species to discover, researchers find a "new" fossil of a unique reptil called Teyujagua. It is a very interesting article because now scientists can determine better the origins and evolution of modern species like crocodiles and birds. It is amazing how can a fossil improve our knowledge and let researchers understand better the evolution of some species.
Vocabulary:
namesake
snout
ongoing
insight
The article also explains that Teyujagua lived just after the 90% of living species on Earth had been wiped out, so "it had a combination of features never seen before, indicating the unique position of Teyujagua in the evolutionary tree of an important group of vertebrates.'
When we all believe that there are no more species to discover, researchers find a "new" fossil of a unique reptil called Teyujagua. It is a very interesting article because now scientists can determine better the origins and evolution of modern species like crocodiles and birds. It is amazing how can a fossil improve our knowledge and let researchers understand better the evolution of some species.
Vocabulary:
namesake
snout
ongoing
insight
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