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125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Fossil Reveals Astonishing New Secrets
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- Ultraviolet imaging of a 125-million-year-old crocodylomorph fossil has revealed unexpectedly detailed traces of skin, sensory structures, and chest cartilage
- More than a century after a tiny Early Cretaceous crocodylomorph was unearthed in northeastern Spain, its fossil is revealing details that were hiding in plain sight
- Under ultraviolet light, researchers have now detected exceptionally preserved traces [
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Ultraviolet imaging of a 125-million-year-old crocodylomorph fossil has revealed unexpectedly detailed traces of skin, sensory structures, and chest cartilage. More than a century after a tiny Early Cretaceous crocodylomorph was unearthed in northeastern Spain, its fossil is revealing details that were hiding in plain sight. Under ultraviolet light, researchers have now detected exceptionally preserved traces [...]
