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The first known example of & # 39; reptiles eating plants found, fossils discovered in rock & # 39; 300 million years in southern New Mexico.
The Museum & # 39; Natural History & # 39; New Mexico made the announcement this week by stating that the unique structure of the skull, jaw and reptile teeth supported by sailing indicate was herbs, and such specialized food not previously known in most reptiles from about 200 million years.
The fossil bones were discovered near Alamogordo by Ethan Schuth taking a trip of geology class field of University & # 39; Oklahoma in 2013.
The bones were part of a skeleton eżikwitament preserved but incomplete.
The crews of the place came about a year to collect the bones from the site and spent more time by taking the hard texture around the fossils so you & # 39; occur research.
The curator of Paleontology Spencer Lucas and his team from the museum determined that the bones were about 300 million years, namely reptiles lived during the early part of the Permian period, or more than 50 million years before Origin of dinosaurs.
Lucas and associated research Celeskey Matt identified the skeleton as belonging to a new genus and species are named Gordodon KRAINER.
Gordodon is derived from the Spanish word Gordo, or fat, and the Greek word Odon, or teeth, because the species had large teeth observed at the edges of her jaw.
The name & # 39; the species KRAINER honors Karl KRAINER, Austrian geologu contributing to knowledge of the Permian period in New Mexico.
"Gordodon again & # 39; write books by pushing our knowledge about the evolution of & # 39; such specialized erbivorju this b & # 39; about 100 million years", said Lucas.
Gordodon was & # 39; about 1.5 meters tall and measure estimate & # 39; 34 kilograms. It was believed that it was selective feeder on plants with & # 39; many nutrients due to advanced structure of the skull, jaws and teeth.
Experts at the museum say other early herbivorous reptiles were not selective, copying any plants found.
Say Gordodon had some of the same specialties found in & # 39; modern animals such as goats and deer.
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