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This mysterious Jurassic fossil may sit at the root of snake evolution
Dwelling around 167 million years ago, the chimeric reptile was discovered along with 70 other prehistoric species.
Some lizards have evolved to be resistant to the venom of snakes, entering into a sort of evolutionary arms race with their limbless cousins. A family of lizards known as varanids has evolved ...
New research has uncovered a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived about 167 million years ago and has a confusing set of features seen in snakes and geckos—two very distant relatives. One of the ...
The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...
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Giant ancient snake fossil found, and it makes Titanoboa look small
A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...
An extinct snake is finally getting its moment in the spotlight, more than 40 years after its fossils were first found.Scientists have now identified ...
New research has uncovered a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived about 167 million years ago and has a confusing set of features seen in snakes and geckos—two very distant relatives. One of the ...
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