In China, a small marine reptile died 245 million years ago with a fish still working its way through its gut. That last meal and the digestive system around it survived fossilisation almost intact, giving scientists a rare look at how one of the earliest ocean-going reptile lineages digested its food.

Specialised features of preserved 240 million-year-old skeleton suggest water-dwelling archosaurs existed earlier than originally thought.

Esqueleto do Austronaga minuta, descoberto na província chinesa de Yunnan, mantém órgãos internos praticamente intactos e oferece uma das evidências mais antigas já registradas…