New fossil helps paleontologists decipher evolutionary history of caimans, alligators
Fossil helps researchers decipher evolution of caimans, alligators By (0) The Devil’s Graveyard Formation, a geologic formation in Far West Texas, contains fossils hailing from the latter half to the Eocene epoch. Photo by Chris Kirk Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Alligators and caimans are closely related, but their evolutionary history is complicated. And because the two groups look so similar, untangling their evolving relations across time and space has proven especially difficult for paleontologists. Advertisement Thankfully, a new fossil, described Friday in the journal PeerJ, has offered scienti...
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