Monday 2 April 2018

Paleontologists put the bite on an ancient reptile from New England



Date:  March 23, 2018
Source:  Yale University

Summary:
Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut and, boy, does it have a mouth on it. Named Colobops noviportensis, the creature lived 200 million years ago and had exceptionally large jaw muscles -- setting it apart from other reptiles at the time. Even compared to the wide diversity of reptile species today, Colobops noviportensis had quite the bite.



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