Land animals tried plant foods 307 million years ago
Land animals tried plant foods 307 million years ago
A recent discovery by an amateur paleontologist in Nova Scotia suggests that the first plant-eating vertebrates appeared on Earth approximately 307 million years ago.
In the province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island, amateur paleontologist Brian Hebert discovered a fossilized skull inside an ancient stump.
The researchers named the new species Tyrannoroter heberti, which translates to "Hebert's digger tyrannosaurus", in honor of its discoverer Brian Hebert.
There they discovered a unique set of teeth: additional incisors on the palate for crushing and grinding food.
Apparently, the little capuchin had leucism - a mutation that leads to partial or complete loss of pigmentation of the integument, but does not affect the pigmentation of the eyes.
Scientists described their observations in the journal Primates and noted that this is the first recorded case of leucism in capuchins of the genus Sapajus.
Also in archived video footage from the area, researchers came across an adult male that had a light spot on the top of its head.
A recent discovery by an amateur paleontologist in Nova Scotia suggests that the first plant-eating vertebrates appeared on Earth approximately 307 million years ago.
In the province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island, amateur paleontologist Brian Hebert discovered a fossilized skull inside an ancient stump.
The researchers named the new species Tyrannoroter heberti, which translates to "Hebert's digger tyrannosaurus", in honor of its discoverer Brian Hebert.
There they discovered a unique set of teeth: additional incisors on the palate for crushing and grinding food.
Izvestia Reuters: Scientists have found a fossil of a herbivore that lived 307 million years ago
Reuters: Scientists have found a fossil of a herbivore that lived 307 million years ago
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