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Enigmatic Triassic Thalattosaur Was Able to Move on Land, Paleontologists Say


Pachystropheus rhaeticus was able to move on land, but was most likely a primarily marine predator with an ecological niche distinct from coeval marine reptiles and carnivorous fishes.

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