Ancient Reptile Cloaca Found in 290-Million-Year-Old Fossil

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A 290-million-year-old German fossil named Cabarzichnus pulchrus preserves the earliest-known reptile cloaca and skin with keratin scales, offering new clues about early reptile anatomy and evolution.
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