tuatara in natural environment (IMAGE)

Iowa State University

tuatara in natural environment

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The tuatara, whose ancestors once roamed the Earth with dinosaurs, is the last living species of the order Rhynchocephalia, a key link between ancient reptilian species and modern reptiles, birds and mammals. A new study explores the gnome of the tuatara.

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Nicola Nelson

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