Successive climate crises in the deep past drove the early evolution and radiation of reptiles

Published in Science Advances · View the paper (DOI)

A new Harvard-led study reveals that rising global temperatures caused the explosive evolution of early reptiles, challenging previous explanations. The research suggests climate change triggered morphological changes in reptile groups, including those that gave rise to crocodiles and dinosaurs.

Successive climate crises in the deep past drove the early evolution and radiation of reptiles

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