@WFS,world Fossil Society,Riffin T sajeev,Russel T sajeev Newly recovered fossils confirm thatDrepanosaurus, a prehistoric cross between a chameleon and an anteater, was a small reptile with a fearsome finger. The second digit of its forelimb sported a massive claw. Scientists analyzed 212-million-year-old Drepanosaurus arm fossils that were discovered at the Hayden Quarry in Ghost Ranch, […]
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WFS News: Drepanosaurus ( small reptile with a fearsome finger)
October 4th, 2016 
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September 30th, 2016 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A 200-million-year-old reptile is rewriting the rulebooks on how four-legged animals conquered the world.Newly discovered fossils suggest Drepanosaurus had huge hooked claws to dig insects from bark, much like today’s anteaters in the forests of Central and South America.Scientists say the creature defies the convention on how reptiles […]
