Rare fossil find near Lake Powell
10/17/2023 3:54:42 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Coconino County, AZ
Kane County, UT
San Juan County, UT
Start Date: 3/15/2023
- End Date: 10/17/2023
In March 2023, paleontologists found bonebeds in the Navajo Sandstone near Lake Powell that held rare fossils of synapsid reptiles, which are reptiles with mammal-like features that lived at least 180 million years ago. The discovery could shed some light on the connection between mammals and reptiles.
AZ Central (Phoenix, Ariz.), Oct 17, 2023
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