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Skin and color pattern of 125-million-year-old crocodile revealed by extraordinary fossil from the Pyrenees

Skin and color pattern of 125-million-year-old crocodile revealed by extraordinary fossil from the Pyrenees
Phys.org Wednesday 17 June 2026, 16:20 UTC 1 min read
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A new study published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society describes, for the first time in detail, the soft tissues preserved in Montsecosuchus depereti, a Lower Cretaceous crocodylomorph from the Pedrera de Meià site in the province of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain). The analysis, based on ultraviolet light, provides new clues to the coloration of these animals, as well as the evolution of the respiratory system. The research was led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont.

A new study published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society describes, for the first time in detail, the soft tissues preserved in Montsecosuchus depereti, a Lower Cretaceous crocodylomorph from the Pedrera de Meià site in the province of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain). The analysis, based on ultraviolet light, provides new clues to the coloration of these animals, as well as the evolution of the respiratory system. The research was led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont.
Pyrenees (LOCATION) Zoological Journal (ORG) the Linnean Society (ORG) Montsecosuchus (PERSON) the Pedrera de Meià (LOCATION) Lleida (LOCATION) Catalonia (LOCATION) Spain (LOCATION) the Institut Català de Paleontologia (ORG) Miquel Crusafont (PERSON)
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