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How lizards arose – scientists have named a new date for the origin of these animals – UNIAN
Thus, scientists came to the conclusion that lizards appeared much earlier than previously thought.
A recent discovery in a quarry near the city of Bristol (UK) has caused intense discussions and debates among scientists. As it became known, a tiny skeleton was dug up, which was identified as a modern lizard that died at least 205 million years ago, writes earth.com.
This amazing fossil is the oldest known lizard, scientists say, changing people's understanding of lizard evolution by pushing back the origins of the Squamata group, which includes all lizards and snakes, back 35 million years.
The study, led by a team from the University of Bristol, named the creature Cryptovaranoides microlanius,…
