{"id":114476,"date":"2024-10-15T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T10:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114476"},"modified":"2024-10-15T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T10:12:47","slug":"discovery-of-one-of-the-oldest-ever-fossils-sheds-new-light-on-rise-of-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114476","title":{"rendered":"Discovery of one of the oldest-ever fossils sheds new light on rise of dinosaurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div data-testid=\"nsc-wrapper-support-us\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-0 hyYaof\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-1 iKVFei\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-2 hpIzjT\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-10 bITOqV\">\n<p><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-18 fYdfHH\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true})\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 jJxovk\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-13 gXLOOd\"><amp-accordion animate=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-container\" i-amphtml-layout=\"container\"><\/p>\n<section on=\"expand:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true});collapse:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-15 jDMrmT\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-16ay7ps-16 jIIEto\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-17 kWRxfA\">\n<p data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-9 blNIe\">This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.<\/p>\n<p><b>Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-19 gFvbjS\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 sc-16ay7ps-6 jJxovk cOIZLt\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/amp-accordion><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-20 egbBIr\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true})\" true=\"\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 jJxovk\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-20 egbBIr\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\" false=\"\" supportnscampaccordion=\"=\" null=\"\" hidden=\"\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 sc-16ay7ps-6 jJxovk cOIZLt\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/fossils\">fossil,<\/a> believed to be one of the oldest ever, could help explain the rise of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/dinosaurs\">dinosaurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/brazil\">Brazil<\/a> announced the discovery of the ancient reptile dating back some 237 million years. <\/p>\n<p>Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small dog with a long tail, or about one meter (39 inches) long and weighing between three and six kg (7 to 13 pounds), the scientists said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The small reptile would have likely roamed the land of what is today southern Brazil, when the world was much hotter.<\/p>\n<p>The fossil has been identified as a new silesaurid, an extinct group of reptiles. Paleontologists debate whether silesaurids were true dinosaurs or possibly a precursor to the creatures that once dominated the Earth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 iEwFWq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/14\/14\/SEI225592618.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/14\/14\/SEI225592618.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/14\/14\/SEI225592618.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Paleontologist from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Rodrigo Temp Muller, holds a fossil\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=1)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"3\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Paleontologist from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Rodrigo Temp Muller, holds a fossil<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cUnderstanding the characteristics of these precursors could shed light on what was crucial for the dinosaurs\u2019 evolutionary success,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Unearthed in a rock layer dating back to the Triassic period, between 252 million and 201 million years ago, the Gondwanax paraisensis fossil comes from the time when dinosaurs as well as mammals, crocodiles, turtles and frogs first arose.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, physician Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio found the fossil in the town of Paraiso do Sul in Brazil\u2019s southernmost Rio Grande do Sul state.<\/p>\n<p>He donated it to a local university in 2021, kicking off three years of research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing the first human to touch something from 237 million years ago is extraordinary,\u201d Aurelio told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an indescribable feeling,\u201d said the self-described paleontology buff since childhood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 fMZQlf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/14\/14\/SEI225592620-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/14\/14\/SEI225592620-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/14\/14\/SEI225592620-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Paleontologist Rodrigo Temp Muller and geologist Jossano de Rosso Morais, both from the Federal University of Santa Maria, search for fossils at the archaeological site, where fossils of the Gondwanax paraisensis, a species that lived 237 million years ago and was a precursor to dinosaurs were discovered, in the city of Paraiso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil,\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=2)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"3\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Paleontologist Rodrigo Temp Muller and geologist Jossano de Rosso Morais, both from the Federal University of Santa Maria, search for fossils at the archaeological site, where fossils of the Gondwanax paraisensis, a species that lived 237 million years ago and was a precursor to dinosaurs were discovered, in the city of Paraiso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil,<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The discovery is detailed in an article by paleontologist Rodrigo Temp M\u00fcller published late last month in the scientific journal Gondwana Research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important part of this finding is its age,\u201d M\u00fcller said in an interview. \u201cBecause it\u2019s so old, it gives us clues as to how dinosaurs came to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the remains were covered by a thick layer of rock when donated by Aurelio and initially only parts of the vertebrae were visible.<\/p>\n<p>Gondwanax means \u201clord of Gondwana,\u201d referring to the Gondwana landmass in the southern region of the supercontinent Pangaea before the continents broke apart, while paraisensis honors the town of Paraiso do Sul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || 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