The scientists said in a statement on Monday that this species is… ReptilesNamed Gondwanax paraesensis, it has four legs and is the size of a small dog.
They indicated that its length reaches approximately one meter, while its weight ranges between three to six kilograms.
And it was discovered Fossil In a rock layer dating back to the Triassic period, which extends between 252 million and 201 million years ago, which is the same period in which dinosaurs appeared, as well as mammals and…Crocodiles And turtles and frogs for the first time.
In 2014, doctor Pedro Lucas Porcella Aurelio found the fossil in one of the towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the far south. Brazil Before donating it to a local university in 2021, a three-year research effort began.
Aurelio told Reuters: “Being the first person to touch something dating back 237 million years is extraordinary. It is an indescribable feeling.”
