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The Cretaceous amber lizard-tail fossil

Update 1 van 1Nieuwste25 okt, 23:55 UTCDag 1
How a lizard tail in amber reveals a 99-million-year-old escape mechanism
Scans reveal tissue at a fossil tail’s separation point that supports self-detachment. The tiny specimen preserves the mechanism—not the lizard’s fate.
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Vroegste bronThe Times of India1 sep, 9:20 UTC
Wat we eerst wisten
- ~99 million yearsApproximate age of the amber
- 18 millimetersLength of the amber piece

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The Times of IsraelMeldde het als eerstetimesofisrael.com · 25 okt, 14:08 UTC1
1. Lizards have been shedding tails to stay safe for 99 million years, Israeli research finds25 okt UTC
Palaeontologia Electronicapalaeo-electronica.org6
tau.ac.il2
1. An Ancient Escape Plan: Amber Fossil Reveals First Direct Evidence of Lizard Tail-Shedding 99 Million Years Ago | The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences | Tel Aviv University
2. עדות מאובנת ראשונה מסוגה: מנגנון ניתוק הזנב של לטאות פועל כבר 99 מיליון שנה | הפקולטה למדעי החיים ע"ש ג'ורג' ס. וייז | אוניברסיטת תל אביב
PubMed Central (PMC)nih.gov1
1. Unique Structural Features Facilitate Lizard Tail Autotomy
Sci.News: Breaking Science Newssci.news1
1. Lizard Dropped Its Tail 99 Million Years Ago, Amber Preserved Evidence | Sci.News16 okt UTC
The Times of Indiaindiatimes.com1
1. Why does a lizard’s detached tail continues to move even after it falls off; know the science behind it |1 sep UTC
biologists.com1
1. Tail regeneration and other phenomena of wound healing and tissue restoration in lizards | Journal of Experimental Biology | The Company of Biologists
doi.org1
1. Direct fossil evidence of caudal autotomy in a Cretaceous lizard

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Personen

Ahmed Nassermodern pentathlete
Apostolos Christopoulosresearcher
Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglouentomologist

Organisaties

Palaeontologia Electronicascientific journal
Steinhardt Museum of Natural Historynatural history museum in Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv UniversityUniversity in Tel Aviv, Israel

Plaatsen

Steinhardt Museum of Natural History