Ancient Reptile Reveals Early Evolution of Feathers and Skin Features
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Gizmodo
A re-analysis of a 247-million-year-old reptile fossil, Mirasaura grauvogeli, reveals it had a unique, fan-like skin structure on its back, likely used for communication, challenging previous assumptions that such features were feathers. This discovery highlights the evolutionary diversity of reptilian skin and suggests that ancient reptiles may have had more complex and varied physical features than previously thought.