As everyone knows, in ancient times of the world there were many different species on Earth. there was a dinosaur. These gigantic creatures that are still being discovered today, wasn’t the only species. He finds fossils of the ancestors of many species that are now extinct, as well as of living things that are still alive.

Paleontologists, who are constantly discovering new species, have recently… Jurassic periodHe invented the remains of a lizard The most exciting thing about this discovery is that the lizard found is a relative of the Tuatara, also known as the “king of lizards”.

(The Tuatara lizard is also the source of the name for the SSC Tuatara, the most popular supercar ever produced by SSC.)

Like the Tuatara, it can have a 3rd eye

Opisthiamimus Gregory This lizard named is exactly the same in carbon testing. 150 million years old. Although this lizard is not as complex as its closest relative, the Tuatara, the differences between these two species date back 150 million years, according to paleontologists. reveals a huge evolution.

One of the key points of this lizard’s discovery is that it can shed light on the entire family tree. The common family tree of Tuatara and Opisthiamimus gregori goes back hundreds of millions of years. for unknown reason disappeared and only the Tuatara of the whole family remained. The Tuatara lizard, which belongs to a different species from the lizard we know, sits on top of its head. born with one eye and in the first 4-5 months of its development, this eye is covered with opaque skin. According to the researchers; The possibility of this review in Opisthiamimus gregori rather high. Likewise, the teeth of both Tuatara and Opisthiamimus gregori are attached to the jawbone, much like snakes, and can only appear at will.

“They may have been defeated by other lizards”

Matthew Carrano, a member of the team that discovered Opisthiamimus gregori, which belongs to the Rhynchocephalia family, has this to say about the near-complete extinction of this species; “The most likely reason for the complete extinction of the Rhynchocephalia lineage is that they: by not being able to fight the lizard species we know It can be prey for other predators and disappear through natural selection. If the tuatara because he is the strongest member of his sex possibly the last survivor of this species.”, noting that other members of Rhynchocephalia may not be as strong as the Tuatara.

Paleontologists have yet to reveal some information about this creature, as they have not yet completed their research on Opisthiamimus gregori. However, according to a statement, all of the lizard’s bones separated from the fossil fungus without any problems, and transported to the laboratory for analysis.