"The Evolution Is More Complex than We Thought": the Fossil of a Large Marine Reptile Adapted to the Fresh Water Discovered Near Aix-en-Provence
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An analysis published this Monday of fossil remains discovered in a lake near Aix-en-Provence shows that these prehistoric animals have developed not only in the deep seas, but also in lake areas.
This mossaure lived some 85 million years ago. Unlike marine mossaures, its members are more comparable to legs, observing the two CNRS researchers at the origin of the discovery.
Two CNRS paleontologists have identified a new species of these prehistoric reptiles in a freshwater lake in Aix-en-Provence... A discovery that contradicts what one knew about these prehistoric animals.
The terror of the oceans in the Cretaceous period, mossauers also lived in sweet waters, as demonstrated by a rare specimen found near Aix-en-Provence, which shakes our understanding of the evolution of these marine reptiles. Unlike its relatives across the sea, which could reach 15 meters long, Garamaudo bauciensis was a "little creature" of only 2.5 meters, [...]
On Monday, CNRS researchers announced that they had pierced the mystery of 2.5-metre-long fossil remains discovered near Aix-en-Provence. Musosaurs have not lived in the marine environment alone. This species of dinosaur has also developed in fresh water.
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