A fossil of a snake-like lizard has generated controversy beyond its identity
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par Michael Caldwell, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Alberta
Tiago Rodrigues Simoes, Postdoctoral Fellow, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology & Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
In 2015, a published article described the fossil of a four-legged snake. New research has revealed that it is in fact a lizard, and the fossil is the centre of a scientific ethics debate.
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jeudi 18 novembre 2021