Scientists follow the nose to solve mystery of long-necked reptile

[Matteo]

Scientists follow the nose to solve mystery of long-necked reptile

Scans suggest Tanystropheus, which lived 242m years ago, lived in water, researchers say

www.theguardian.com

Luckily the actual article is not behind a firewall: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(20)31017-4

 

[P.J. Greystoke]

Interesting. Do you think this evolved into what we know today as the crocodile?

 

[Matteo]

I don't think so - that would require a radical change in morphology.

Plus, I think they died out in the late Triassic.