83-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Lizard Fossil Unearthed in France

May 22, 2026 - 15:30
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83-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Lizard Fossil Unearthed in France
Paleoartistic reconstruction of Acutodon villeveyracensis, the oldest known member of the pan-shinisaur lineage ever found in Europe. Image credit: Olivier Jansen.

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of pan-shinisaur lizard from a partial upper jaw discovered in southern France, pushing the presence of its lineage in Europe back by at least 30 million years.

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