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Hook-toothed reptile that lived in Highlands 167M years ago “ate baby dinosaurs”

A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis eating a mammal. (Mick Ellison / AMNH via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

A "hook-toothed" reptile that lived in the Scottish Highlands around 167 million years ago fed on early mammals and young dinosaurs, say scientists.

Hook-toothed reptile that lived in Highlands 167M years ago “ate baby dinosaurs”

A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis, the newly described Jurassic species with characteristics of both lizards and snakes. (Mick Ellison / AMNH via SWNS)

Hook-toothed reptile that lived in Highlands 167M years ago “ate baby dinosaurs”

A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis. (National Museums Scotland / Bren via SWNS)

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