‘The whole embryo was there’: expert makes rare find on Sheffield museum opening day

Dean Lomax identifies probably oldest known vertebrate embryo from UK at Yorkshire Natural History MuseumA 180m-year-old fossil has quickly become one of the star exhibits at the UK ’s newest museum, after it was identified as probably the oldest known example of a vertebrate embryo found in Britain.TheYorkshire Natural History Museum in Sheffield opened on Saturday, the ribbon cut by the palaeontologist and ichthyosaur expertDean Lomax using abaryonyx claw.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 15, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Mark Brown North of England correspondent Tags: Dinosaurs Fossils Science Sheffield UK news Zoology Museums Source Type: news