Ancient amphibian comes to life in horrific detail when eyes uncovered by Arizona lab
Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer
Jan. 15—The well-preserved head of a giant Triassic Period amphibian came to life in horrific detail, when experts in an Arizona lab peeled away debris to find its mouth, nose and empty eye sockets.
Scarier still, the fossil skull has a texture resembling leathery skin.
"The eye sockets, or orbits, of this metoposaur skull were recently uncovered and suddenly the past was staring right back at us!" Petrified Forest National Park wrote on Facebook.
A photo shared by the park shows the fossil looking frighteningly like a dehydrated alligator, right down to the scales.