Rare lizard fossil preserved in amber

ScienceDaily
Feb 27, 2020, 11:45 am111 pts
The tiny forefoot of a lizard of the genus Anolis was trapped in amber about 15 to 20 million years ago. Every detail of this rare fossil is visible under the microscope. But the seemingly very good condition is deceptive: The bone is largely decomposed and chemically transformed, very little of the original…

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