Four-legged Snake Fossil Found

Scientists hope the discovery will help show how snakes made the transition from lizards to serpents.

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  • Researchers discover controversial four-legged 'snake' is a different ...
    It all started with a grand claim: scientists had discovered the first known four-legged snake fossil from Brazil. The specimen, named Tetrapodophis amplectus, was small—about the size of a...
    06/15/2024 - 5:40 am | View Website
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    06/15/2024 - 1:29 am | View Website
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  • Famous ‘Four-Legged Snake’ May Really Be Dino-Era Lizard
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  • A four-legged snake from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana | Science
    We describe a four-limbed snake from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation of Brazil. The snake has a serpentiform body plan with an elongate trunk, short tail, and large ventral scales suggesting characteristic serpentine locomotion, yet retains small prehensile limbs.
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