在澳大利亚发现的最老的爬行动物足迹表明,动物迁移到陆地的时间比想像的要早。 Oldest reptile footprints found in Australia suggest animals moved to land earlier than thought.

科学家发现了澳大利亚一个爬行动物类动物最古老的已知化石足迹,可追溯到3.5亿年前,这表明动物进化到陆地上的速度比原先想象的要快得多。 Scientists discovered the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal in Australia, dating back 350 million years, suggesting that animals evolved to live on land much faster than previously thought. 在墨尔本附近的沙石板上发现 脚印显示爬行动物般的脚 长的脚趾和钩爪 表明这只动物有2.5英尺长 Found on a sandstone slab near Melbourne, the footprints show reptile-like feet with long toes and hooked claws, indicating the animal was about 2.5 feet long. 这一发现在《自然》杂志上发表,标志着最早的爪子证据,对于在硬地上行走至关重要,并挑战我们对动物从水向土地过渡时的理解。 This discovery, published in Nature, marks the earliest evidence of claws, crucial for walking on hard ground, and challenges our understanding of when animals transitioned from water to land.