244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System

Aug 4, 2026 - 12:45
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244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System
Life reconstruction of Austronaga minuta. Image credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

An exquisitely preserved specimen of Austronaga minuta, a small, long-necked marine reptile from the Triassic of China, contains a fossilized stomach, liver and intestines, offering paleontologists their oldest detailed glimpse yet of how early reptiles digested food.

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