Tuataras: Fossil Discovery Reveals Secrets About the Mysterious Reptile - Nature World News
3/7/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 2 months ago
by Rain Jordan
by Rain Jordan
These spiny reptiles, however, are not lizards. Instead, they are the last survivors of the Rhynchocephalians, an enigmatic and ancient order of reptiles that mainly perished during their heyday in the Jurassic period.
Tuatara in New Zealand resembles dismal iguanas. These spiny reptiles, however, are not lizards. Instead, they are the last survivors of the Rhynchocephalians, an enigmatic and ancient order of repti… [+4337 chars]
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