307-million-year-old skull unearthed in Canada reveals Earth’s earliest ‘vegetarian’ animal
The newly discovered 307-million-year-old skull of a Tyrannoroter heberti has created a buzz in the scientific community, as researchers say it may belong to one of the earliest known herbivorous creatures. Yes, a vegetarian animal. An artist’s reconstruction of Tyrannoroter heberti, a football-sized plant-eating creature with a skull packed with specialized teeth. (via REUTERS) A … Read more