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Fossil Lizard Found in Skye
Source info:
| Author: | Graeme |
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| Date: | 2022-10-29 16:42:00 |
| Blog: | Geology in the West Country  |
| URL: | http://geologywestcountry.blogspot.com/2022/10/fossil-lizard-found-in-skye.html |
Summary:
Fossil Lizard Found in Skye A correspondent has brought THIS WEB PAGE to my notice. It concerns a tiny lizard, Bellairsia gracilis, which was found on the Isle of Skye a few years ago. It is Middle Jurassic in age. Its importance is that it is a "stem" fossil - it split from other lizards just before other groups developed. This article is a good, but very simplified version, of the academic article in Nature. You can find that HERE. Once again I am amazed at the detail which can be found in fossils with the use of modern instruments. As an example look at the illustration below.Content analysis:
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