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Heritage: Scientists discover ancient fossils

Paleontologists in Hubei province have uncovered fossils of a prehistoric marine reptile that closely resembles the duckbilled platypus, found in Australia. Two new specimens of the reptile discovered reveal that eretmorhipis carrolldongi lived about 248 million years ago and had similar hunting methods to today's platypus by using its bill made of cartilage. The animal, about 70 centimeters long, also had a small head, tiny eyes, four flippers for swimming and a long, rigid body with triangular bony blades protruding from the back. The specimens represent the oldest record of reptiles and mammals with extremely reduced visual capacity.

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