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Mother of all lizards lived in Italian Alps
News:
- The science journal Nature has tracked the oldest lizard Magechirella in Italian Alps.
Important Facts:
- Key observation of the Scientist about Magechirella
- Magechirella reptile is mother of all lizard and was ancestor of lizards and snakes.
- The tiny bone in Megachirella’s lower jaw that is unique to the squamate family.
- Magechirella is a tiny creature that has lived 240 million year ago.
- The squamates reptiles had split from other ancient reptiles before the Permian/Triassic mass extinction some 252 million years ago. Up to 95% of marine and 75% of terrestrial life of that time on earth was lost.
- Magechirella was discovered 20 years ago and was buried in compacted sand and clay layers in the Dolomites mountain range in northeast Italy was initially mis-classified as a close lizard relative.
