Unique fossil reveals the internal organs of a 245-million-year-old marine reptile

Chinese fossil reveals internal organs of prehistoric marine reptile

Researchers said the fossil of the Triassic Period creature Austronaga minuta was unearthed in China's Yunnan Province. (New Scientist pic)BEIJING: Scientists have discovered a fossil in China of a long-necked marine reptile from 245 million years ago that is so well preserved that it reveals the animal's stomach, liver and intestines, providing an unparalleled look at reptilian internal anatomy before the age of dinosaurs.Researchers said the f…

Chinese fossil shows internal organs of prehistoric marine reptile

By Will Dunham July 30 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a fossil in China of a long-necked marine reptile from 245 million years ago that is so well preserved that it reveals the animal's stomach, liver and intestines, providing an unparalleled l...

Triassic fish for lunch? Chinese fossil reveals oldest preserved reptile stomach

A Chinese-led team has analysed a 240 million-year-old fossil with the oldest known preserved stomach, liver and intestinal soft tissue in reptiles. The complete skeleton fossil has highly specialised body features that indicate it lived in the water, suggesting the marine colonisation of archosaurs was earlier and more extensive than previously believed. The fossil of the Austronaga minuta from the Early Triassic period also offers a “unique op…

This 245 Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Still Has Most of Its Digestive Tract — One of the Oldest Ever Found

Learn more about Austronaga minuta and how its nearly complete fossil still has its intact digestive tract.

Incredible Marine Reptile Fossil Preserves Its Internal Organs In Such Detail That Its Liver Is Still A "Reddish Color"

The animal swam in the warm waters of a 245-million-year-old sea in what is now southwestern China.