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SUBMITTER: Simoes TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6219415 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simões Tiago R TR Caldwell Michael W MW Tałanda Mateusz M Bernardi Massimo M Palci Alessandro A Vernygora Oksana O Bernardini Federico F Mancini Lucia L Nydam Randall L RL
Scientific data 20181106
Understanding the origin and early evolution of squamates has been a considerable challenge given the extremely scarce fossil record of early squamates and their poor degree of preservation. In order to overcome those limitations, we conducted high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) studies on the fossil reptile Megachirella wachtleri (Middle Triassic, northern Italy), which revealed an important set of features indicating this is the oldest known fossil squamate in the world, predating t ...[more]