Science
Fossilised amphibian hints at earliest evidence of ‘slingshot’ tongue – The Guardian
Albanerpetontids, originating possibly 250m years ago, snatched prey with ballistic tongue, say scientists
Scientists have uncovered the oldest evidence of a slingshot tongue, in fossils of 99m-year-old amphibians.
The prehistoric armoured creatures, known as albanerpetontids, were sit-and-wait predators who snatched prey with a projectile firing of their ballistic tongues.
Although they had lizard-like claws, scales and tails, analysis indicates that albanerpetontids were amphibians and not reptiles, the team said.
They believe the findings, published in the journal Science, redefine how the tiny animals…
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