Scientists Baffled by Bizarre “Living Fossil” From 275 Million Years Ago
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Tanyka amnicola is a newly identified ancient tetrapod known from unusual twisted jawbones adapted for grinding plants. This rare herbivorous “living fossil” helps scientists better understand early evolution and ecosystems in Gondwana. In a dry riverbed in Brazil, deep within a forest near the Amazon, paleontologists uncovered a fossilized jawbone from an unknown ancient animal. [...]
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