Paleontologists put the bite on an ancient reptile from New England

Paleontologists put the bite on an ancient reptile from New England 03/27/2018 02:42 PM EDT Scientists have identified a new species of reptile from prehistoric Connecticut and, boy, does it have a mouth on it. Named Colobops noviportensis, the creature lived 200 million years ago and had exceptionally large jaw muscles -- setting it apart from other reptiles at the time. Even compared to the wide diversity of reptile species today, Colobops noviportensis had quite the bite. Full story at https://news.yale.edu/2018/03/23/paleontologists-put-bite-ancient-reptile-new-england Source Yale University This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111