A Small Reptile with a Big Bite (VIDEO)

Yale University

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Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut, Colobops noviportensis, that lived 200 million years ago and had exceptionally large jaw muscles. Yale paleontologist Bhart-Anjan Bhullar talks about the research.

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