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Most significant paleontological discovery in Southern Hemisphere in 2024?
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240M-Year-Old Sea-Going Reptile Fossil Found in Southern Hemisphere
Jun 20, 2024, 12:46 PM
An international team of scientists has identified the oldest fossil of a sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere. The fossil, a 240M-year-old nothosaur vertebra, was found on New Zealand’s South Island. This discovery reshapes our understanding of early marine reptile evolution and migration.
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