Adriana López-Arbarello
@alopezarbarello
Ichthyologist/Paleoichthyologist
Senior Editor Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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26-07-2019 18:33:24
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Turtle🐢time! In a recent article, @paleoturtles, @fcn_ur, Smithsonian Panama, URosario described a 6-million-year-old turtle fossil from Panama. The fossil preserved DNA traces that are unprecedented for non-dinosaur fossils. Findings illuminate Olive Ridley sea turtles' evolution.
Meet Rhamphoichthys taxidiotis, the longirostrine traveler fish. Thanks @Fridman_Lab & co for this collaboration and Sky Jung is Boiling Exopalaemon for this amazing reconstruction. Royal Society Publishing Link to article: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…