A 240-million-year-old fossil disappeared for 20 years, then its rediscovery revealed a new reptile related to dinosaurs and crocodiles
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September 9, 2026
A fossil found in southern Brazil is giving researchers a closer look at the reptiles that lived near the beginning of the archosaur lineage, the group that would eventually include dinosaurs and crocodile-line animals. The animal has been named…