The oldest known fossilized skin shows how life adapted to land
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A fossilized skin has been discovered, believed to be the oldest known, which provides insight into how life adapted to land. The fossil is reported to be from a reptile and is estimated to be around 289 million years old, found in an Oklahoma cave. The discovery is considered significant and unexpected, but its relation to human evolution and other species is unclear.
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