在澳大利亚发现的脚印表明爬行动物比想象的早4000万年前就存在了。 Footprints found in Australia suggest reptiles existed 40 million years earlier than thought.

在澳大利亚维多利亚发现的化石足迹表明,爬行动物可能比以前想象的早4 000万年前就存在了。 Fossilized footprints found in Victoria, Australia, suggest that reptiles may have existed 40 million years earlier than previously believed. 这些碳纤维期轨迹最初被认为属于两栖, 显示出明显的爪痕, 表明早期的爬行动物。 These Carboniferous period tracks, initially thought to belong to amphibians, show distinct claw marks, indicating an early reptile. 这一发现在《自然》杂志中详细介绍,挑战了先前与大约3.18亿年前相连的目前爬行动物演变时间表,并对脊椎动物从水向土地的过渡提出了新的见解。 The discovery, detailed in the journal Nature, challenges current timelines for reptile evolution, previously pegged to about 318 million years ago, and offers new insights into the transition of vertebrates from water to land.