A very important discovery. A Lima, in Perupalenotologists have revealed for the first time the fossil of a crocodile very rare, dating back to 10 million years ago.
The remains of the reptile, a gharial crocodile, represent the first discovery of youthful elements of the specifically Piscogavialisparticular because they lived insalt water.
According to experts, this is an important step to better understand theevolution of these animals.
For the Mario Gamarra, in fact, the discovery could reveal new details about their characteristics.
As reported by Republicthe fossil was discovered in the Peruvian desert of Ocucaje, defined as “the greatest graveyard to the world of finds from the Miocene period”, about 350 kilometers south of Lima.
The peculiarity of the Piscogavialis species is the shape of the skull, different – together with the jaw – from that of today’s crocodiles and alligators: it had the elongated snout and ate mostly pesce.
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Source: notizie.virgilio.it
