Permian-period petroleum helped to preserve minute scraps of pebbly hide that probably belonged to a lizard-like creature. Permian-period petroleum helped to preserve minute scraps of pebbly hide that probably belonged to a lizard-like creature.
"This study paints a picture of a fascinating moment in time – the first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal – even if it isn t quite as frightening as anything in Jurassic Park," Dr. David Hone