<em>Bunostegos akokaensis</em> (IMAGE)

Brown University

<em>Bunostegos akokaensis</em>

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About the same size as a cow, this pre-reptile also stood the same way -- upright with its legs underneath. It may be the earliest known creature to do so, according to a new study.

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Morgan Turner

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