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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Two-Headed Reptile Fossil From Age of Dinosaurs Found


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A tiny dinosaur-era reptile with two heads has been found in China—the first time the extremely rare developmental anomaly has been seen in a fossil.

The 120-million-year-old specimen is just 2.8 inches (7 centimeters) long and is a hatchling of a species of Choristodere, an extinct order of aquatic reptiles.

Image courtesy the Royal Society