The fossil of a recently discovered animal that trod both above and possibly underneath the Earth has received the name of a sea serpent that, according to Norse mythology, will invoke the world’s end and consequential rebirth.
A Newly Discovered Proto-Reptile Borrows Its Name From Norse Myth
A palm-sized, lizardlike creature now represents an early form of animals on the cusp of reptile evolution.
Sep 16, 2021 5:00 AMSep 17, 2021 8:03 PM
(Created by Henry Sutherland Sharpe, © 2019 Henry Sutherland Sharpe. Used under license.)
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