John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
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Day 6

This , Erpetonyx aresnaultorum from the , may look a bit like a , but it's something else entirely. Uncovered from the Formation on 🇨🇦, it's one of the oldest , a lineage of related to but distinct from true . While they were among the first vertebrates to transition to life on land, parareptiles went over 200 million years ago.

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