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Mystery solved: 240-million-year-old reptile with ‘extraordinarily long neck’ lived in the ocean – BBC Focus Magazine
Tanystropheus was first described in 1852 but until now, scientists didn’t know whether the 6m-long reptile lived on land or under water because its “bizarre body didn’t make things clear”.
An ancient reptile which stands out because of its long, giraffe-like neck may have lived in the ocean, and not on land, scientists have said.
The findings, published in the journal Current Biology, are based on a digital reconstruction of the crushed skull of Tanystropheus, which lived more than 240 million years ago.
Although first described in 1852, scientists have been debating whether the reptile, which is over 6m long, lived on land or under water because its bizarre body didnt make thin…
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