{"id":115200,"date":"2024-10-17T13:57:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115200"},"modified":"2024-10-17T13:57:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:57:04","slug":"fossil-discovery-in-brazil-could-help-explain-rise-of-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115200","title":{"rendered":"Fossil Discovery in Brazil Could Help Explain 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=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<p>Scientists in Brazil recently announced the discovery of one of the world\u2019s oldest reptile remains. They say the bones \u2013 dating back to around 237 million years ago \u2013 may help explain the rise of the dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<p>The four-legged reptile species is called Gondwanax paraisensis, researchers recently announced in a statement. The animal is believed to have been near the size of a small dog, with a long tail.<\/p>\n<p>The small reptile would have lived in the Triassic Period on land which is today southern Brazil. During this period \u2013 from 252 million to 201 million years ago \u2013 the world was much hotter.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>fossil <\/strong>was identified as a new silesaurid, a group of reptiles believed to have died off in a mass <strong>extinction<\/strong> event. Experts have debated whether silesaurids were true dinosaurs or if they came before dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A drone view shows paleontologist Rodrigo Temp Muller and geologist Jossano de Rosso Morais searching for fossils in the city of Paraiso do Sul, of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, October 9, 2024. (REUTERS\/Diego Vara)\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/e12986ac-9e6e-4792-bfd4-ea3dba08e341_w250_r0_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">A drone view shows paleontologist Rodrigo Temp Muller and geologist Jossano de Rosso Morais searching for fossils in the city of Paraiso do Sul, of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, October 9, 2024. (REUTERS\/Diego Vara)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Understanding the <strong>characteristics<\/strong> of these <strong>precursors<\/strong> could shed light on what was crucial for the dinosaurs&#8217; evolutionary success,&#8221; a statement from the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Pedro Lucas Porcela Aurelio, a medical doctor, found the remains in a piece of rock in the town of Paraiso do Sul. The town sits in Brazil&#8217;s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul.<\/p>\n<p>The Gondwanax paraisensis<strong> fossil<\/strong> comes from a time when dinosaurs as well as mammals, crocodiles, turtles and frogs first appeared.<\/p>\n<p>Aurelio gave the remains to a local university in 2021, beginning three years of research.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being the first human to touch something from 237 million years ago is <strong>extraordinary<\/strong>,&#8221; Aurelio told Reuters. &#8220;It&#8217;s an indescribable feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The research was led by Brazilian scientist Rodrigo Temp M\u00fcller, a paleontologist. His findings recently appeared <a class=\"wsw__a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1342937X24002764?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in an article<\/a> in the publication <em>Gondwana Research<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paleontologist from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Rodrigo Temp Muller, holds a fossil called Gondwanax paraisensis in Sao Joao do Polesine, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, October 8, 2024. (REUTERS\/Diego Vara)\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/0e9d7b62-f3cd-40d2-9e64-73375ad33181_w250_r0_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">Paleontologist from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Rodrigo Temp Muller, holds a fossil called Gondwanax paraisensis in Sao Joao do Polesine, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, October 8, 2024. (REUTERS\/Diego Vara)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>M\u00fcller said, &#8220;The most important part of this finding is its age. Because it&#8217;s so old, it gives us clues as to how dinosaurs came to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>M\u00fcller added that when Aurelio gave researchers the remains, they were covered by a thick layer of rock. At first, only parts of the backbone could be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Gondwanax means &#8220;lord of Gondwana.&#8221; The name suggests the Gondwana landmass in the southern area of the supercontinent Pangaea. Pangaea later broke apart into continents. The name paraisensis honors the town of Paraiso do Sul.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m John Russell.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sergio Queiroz and Diego Vara reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wsw__h2\">Words in This Story<\/h2>\n<p><strong>fossil<\/strong> <em>\u2013 n.<\/em> a remnant of an organism that has been preserved in the earth&#8217;s crust<\/p>\n<p><strong>extinction<\/strong> <em>\u2013 n.<\/em> a situation in which a kind of animal no longer exists<\/p>\n<p><strong>characteristic<\/strong> <em>\u2013 n.<\/em> a distinguishing trait, quality, or property<\/p>\n<p><strong>precursor<\/strong> <em>\u2013 n.<\/em> one that comes before and indicates the approach of another; an animal from which another animal evolves from<\/p>\n<p><strong>extraordinary<\/strong> <em>\u2013 adj.<\/em> going beyond what is usual or regular<\/p>\n<\/div>\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 || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/fossil-discovery-in-brazil-could-help-explain-rise-of-dinosaurs\/7822058.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists in Brazil recently announced the discovery of one of the world\u2019s oldest reptile remains. 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