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Remains of ancient animals older than dinosaurs have been discovered

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A species of these creatures existed until about 90 million years ago – in the late Cretaceous period.

Paleontologists on the island of Svalbard, which is a Norwegian archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean 1300 km from the North Pole, found the remains of an ichthyosaur. They are large extinct marine reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic era and first appeared about 250 million years ago, that is, older than dinosaurs, writes Heritage Daily.

In general, the way of life of these animals resembles that of modern dolphins. But over time, these early amphibious reptiles evolved from a group of unknown land reptiles and learned to swim better. So, their feet became fins, and the body shape became “fish-shaped”.

The researchers studied “crocodile-like” amphibian bones, which preserve the bones’ internal microstructure.

“This indicates that these ancient animals had the adaptive characteristics of rapid growth, increased metabolism, and a completely oceanic. marine reptiles, it pushes back the origin and the early appearance of ichthyosaurs to the beginning of the age of the dinosaurs.” said the scientists.

Recall that early archaeologists discovered an unusual Roman-era sphinx in the temple complex of Dendera in the Egyptian province of Qena.

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb from the Tang Dynasty

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