Discovery of 237-million-year-old fossil in Brazil shines light on early dinosaurs

Discovery of 237-million-year-old fossil in Brazil shines light on early dinosaurs

Scientists from Brazil say a recently discovered fossil may help explain how dinosaurs evolved and came to rule the planet.

The bones date back to approximately 237 million years ago, making them contemporary to the Middle-Upper-Triassic period of history, and the oldest extant record of pre-dinosaur reptiles, according to the paper published in the Gondwana Research journal.

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