The earliest reptile body impressions with scaly skin

2026/02/12 by Lorenzo Marchetti, Antoine Logghe, Michael Buchwitz +4 · 1 voice
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.01.036

Citations

• Galesphyrus capensis from the Permian of South Africa and the origin of Neodiapsida
• Evolutionary assembly of crown reptile anatomy clarified by late Paleozoic relatives of Neodiapsida

Discussions

• Exceptional #fossils provide evidence for co-existence of epidermal and dermal scales in late Carboniferous stem #amniotes. Marchetti et al 2026 @currentbiology.bsky.social The earliest #reptile body [bsky, 33 points, 0 comments]