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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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The global fossil record of squamates, which includes lizards, mosasaurs, snakes, and amphisbaenians (A) is overwhelmingly incomplete, with most fossil species containing less than 20% of the totality of physical characteristics observable in their skeletal remains (B). C-G include examples of fossil species with various completeness scores. 
 

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Hank Woolley

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