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Scientists find 300 million year old fossilized butthole

Gail P Sherman
Mar 09, 2026
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Cabarzichnus shows the earliest epidermal scales and cloacal vent of stem reptiles / Current Biology

About 300 million years ago, a small reptile settled down in the mud, leaving an impression that became only the second fossilized butthole ever found.

The title of a paper recently published in Current Biology, “The earliest reptile body impressions with …

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