February 19, 2023
Artistic reconstruction of Funcusvermis gilmorei in the subtropical forest of Petrified Forest National Park around 220 million years ago. (Artwork by Andrey Atuchi/National Park Service)
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PETRIFIED FOREST, Ariz. — Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO) announced the discovery of the world’s oldest caecilian, Funcusvermis gilmorei (pronounced funk-us ver-mis), from the park’s 220 million year old Triassic Chinle Formation last month in the journal Nature by researchers from the National Park Service, Virginia Tech and the University of Washington.
By Joseph Giddens, Williams-Grand Canyon News
February 21, 2023
