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Ancient creature predating dinosaurs
An international team led by the University of Bristol has discovered a new species of animal that lived in Tanzania about 240 million years ago. Named Dinodontosaurus isiyavamanda, it is a herbivore belonging to a group of vertebrates related to mammals, not a dinosaur. The study showed that the presence of this species in East Africa connects the rock layers in Tanzania with those in South America, suggesting that the age of fossils previously believed to be among the oldest dinosaurs could be up to 10 million years younger than earlier estimates. The discovery highlights the importance of re-examining ancient fossils using modern techniques.
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