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Forscher entdecken 215 Millionen Jahre alten Krokodilvorfahren, der Dinosauriern vorausgeht

Ein Team von Forschern hat in Deutschland die Überreste eines 215 Millionen Jahre alten Krokodilvorfahren entdeckt, der Dinosauriern vorausgeht. Die Entdeckung wurde in einem Bericht veröffentlicht, der in der Fachzeitschrift “Nature” erschienen ist.

Die Forscher fanden die Überreste des prähistorischen Reptils in einem Steinbruch im südwestlichen Deutschland. Sie identifizierten das Fossil als eine bisher unbekannte Art eines Krokodilvorfahrens aus der Triaszeit, die vor den Dinosauriern lebte.

Dieser Fund ist von großer Bedeutung, da er es den Forschern ermöglicht, mehr über die Evolution der Krokodile und deren Verwandtschaft zu anderen prähistorischen Tieren zu erfahren. Die Entdeckung könnte dazu beitragen, das Verständnis über die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Erde zu erweitern.

Die Forscher hoffen nun, weitere Fossilien dieses 215 Millionen Jahre alten Krokodilvorfahren zu finden, um mehr über seine Lebensweise, sein Aussehen und seine Beziehung zu anderen prähistorischen Tieren herauszufinden.

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