{
  "id": 2205093,
  "title": "Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/spoon-toothed-short-headed-marine-reptile-unearthed-in-china",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:15:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
    "slug": "sci-news",
    "url": "https://www.sci.news/paleontology/spatulidentatus-breviceps-15006.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new genus and species of sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Triassic period, some 245 million years ago, has been identified from a nearly complete skeleton found in China. The post Spoon-Toothed, Short-Headed Marine Reptile Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}