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4 months ago
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The Oldest Fossilized Reptile Skin Ever Found Predates the Dinosaurs

Oldest fossilized skin found is 289 million years old
Skin belonged to a small, lizard-like animal known as Captorhinus aguti [ more ]
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4 months ago
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Scaly Fossil Is the Oldest-Known Piece of Skin

Oldest-known fossilized skin discovered in Oklahoma cave system provides insight into the evolution of skin.
The conditions in the cave system preserved the skin, with fine clay sediments and low oxygen levels slowing decay and oil permeating the tissues. [ more ]
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