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The holotype specimen of the extinct rhynchocephalian reptile Sphenodraco

Rediscovered Fossil Reveals Jurassic Tree-Climbing Reptile

April Joy Jovita

A chance museum discovery has led paleontologists to identify a new species of ancient reptile, Sphenodraco scandentis, that likely lived in trees during the Late Jurassic. Published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, the study combines two fossil slabs separated for nearly a century, offering fresh insight into the evolution and ecology of ...