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Hylonomus (; hylo-" forest " + nomos " dweller ") was a very early reptile.
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Hylonomus and was
In 2002, Hylonomus lyelli was named the provincial fossil of Nova Scotia.
Hylonomus was long ( including the tail ) and probably would have looked rather similar to modern lizards.
Hylonomus and very
The typical lizard shape is very common for the early amniotes ; the oldest known fossil of a reptile, the Hylonomus, resembles a modern lizard.
Hylonomus and early
Another vital early tetrapod fossil has been found here, the earliest synapsid, Protoclepsydrops, which is actually earlier than Hylonomus .< sup > p39 </ sup >
Hylonomus and reptile
Subsequent investigations by Dawson led to the discovery of one of the most important fossils in the history of science, Hylonomus lyelli, which remains the earliest known sauropsid ( reptile ) in the history of life, but not oldest known amniote, the group that includes all vertebrates that can reproduce out of water.
Hylonomus and .
Fossils of Hylonomus have been found in the remains of fossilized club moss stumps in Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Small animals such as Hylonomus, seeking shelter, would enter and become trapped, starving to death.
Fossilized footprints found in New Brunswick have been attributed to Hylonomus, at an estimated age of 315 million years.
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