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X-ray reconstruction reveals details of early reptile Westlothiana
Original: X-ray reconstruction of Westlothiana (IMAGE)
Researchers have produced an X-ray reconstruction of Westlothiana, a 340-million-year-old fossil from Scotland often cited as one of the earliest known reptile-like land vertebrates. The imaging work offers a fresh look inside the fossil without damaging it, helping scientists study how the earliest four-legged animals moved from water onto land.
Why now: New imaging technology is shedding light on a key fossil in the evolutionary transition from amphibians to reptiles.
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- X-ray reconstruction of Westlothiana (IMAGE) · EurekAlert! Science News Releases
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