#Fossiles et génomes permettent de retracer l'origine des #squamates (= lézards et serpents). 🦎🐍
De nouvelles découvertes éclairent l'évolution du groupe depuis le #Trias, il y a + de 240 Ma.
#Squamata#Lepidosauria
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🚨NEW STUDY DROP🚨
Brazilian archosaurs are analyzed for osteological correlates for lip-like tissues in the same way researchers have done for theropod dinosaurs. They found that nearly all of them fit the lipped condition more than a croc-like condition
🎨: Matheus F. Gadelha
"Beauty and the Beast" - Somewhere in the east Central Asia. Late Pleistocene.
"Evidence of ancient gene flow between modern and cave lions..."
Stanton, David W.G. et all: "Paleogenomes reveal the evolutionary relationship between modern and cave lions" Cell, 2026,
Welcome to the world Jian changmaensis, the newest microraptorine! Our lead paleontologist at the Carnegie Matt Lamanna was part of the team that named and described this awesome new animal!
Killing an animal and then TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT ITS SPECIES MOURNS TO WIPE OUT ITS ENTIRE FAMILY is such an insanely evil thing to do jesus christ. Just showing up to the funeral of your victim to do a mass shooting.
Happy Pride Month to all who celebrate, are part of those communities, or simply share the values it represents.
I’m afraid this is the closest I’ve got to a rainbow dinosaur. I hope it suffices! 🙏