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Westlothiana ("animal from West Lothian") is a
genus of reptile-like
tetrapods that
lived about 338
million years ago
during the
latest part of the Viséan...
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Hangenberg Event. One of the
tetrapods that
lived during the
Visean age was
Westlothiana, a reptile-like amphibian.
Though originally thought to be the earliest...
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these species have been
found nowhere else.
Notable discoveries include Westlothiana (one of the most reptile-like
Mississippian tetrapods), Balanerpeton...
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thinking favours the
amniote egg
being evolved in very
small animals, like
Westlothiana or Casineria,
leaving the
bulky Diadectomorphs just on the amphibian...
- as the
first true amniotes,
including Solenodonsaurus,
Casineria and
Westlothiana. Such
small animals laid
small eggs, 1 cm in
diameter or less. Small...
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sharp teeth indicating an
insectivorous diet.
Other examples include Westlothiana (for the
moment considered a
reptiliomorph rather than a true amniote)...
- anthracosaurs), all in
multiple copies, and one
spectacular proto-amniote,
Westlothiana",
Paleos Project reports. In 2016, five new
species were
found across...
- on
budget in
December 2010. The world's
oldest known reptile fossil,
Westlothiana lizziae (affectionately
referred to as Lizzie), was
discovered in East...
- Addiewell, East Calder, Kirknewton, Loganlea, Mid
Calder and West Calder.
Westlothiana ("animal from West Lothian") is a
genus of reptile-like
tetrapod that...
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reptiles evolved from small, swamp-dwelling
animals like
Casineria and
Westlothiana. The
phenomenon of
unrelated animals evolving similarly is
known as convergent...
