Fossil of <I>Orobates pabsti</I> (IMAGE)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

Fossil of <I>Orobates pabsti</I>

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This is a fossil of Orobates pabsti, that was found at the Bromacker. This early reptile lived 270 to 290 million years ago. In a new research project Jena zoologists and researcher of the Foundation Schloss Friedenstein Gotha try to find out how these reptiles moved.

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Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU

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