Ancient Lizard Fossils Reveal Origins and Evolution of Feeding Adaptations

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Ancient Lizard Fossils Reveal Origins and Evolution of Feeding Adaptations
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The article describes the discovery of Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae, the oldest known lepidosaur, which provides new insights into the early evolution of lepidosaur feeding adaptations, skull morphology, and the timing of key evolutionary events in the Triassic period, including the origin of Rhynchocephalia and Lepidosauria.

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