Still Waters Posted November 30, 2021 #1 Share Posted November 30, 2021 A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach to feeding from previously thought, according to research at the University of Birmingham. The new discovery reveals a much broader diversity of herbivore behavior during the Triassic period than has been recognized to date. Called Effigia, the animal was about the size of a gazelle and lived in North America around 205 million years ago. Its fossil remains were found in the Ghost Ranch Quarry in New Mexico in the 1940s, although the material was not formally described by paleontologists until 2006. https://phys.org/news/2021-11-nibbling-prehistoric-herbivore-triassic-diversity.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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