ScienceDinosaur-era fossil sheds light on snake evolution

Snakes first emerged during the age of dinosaurs, but the fossil record for many early species is highly fragmentary. That has made it difficult for scientists to reconstruct how snakes evolved as a group. A well-preserved fossil discovered in southeastern Brazil is now offering new clues about the history of these slithering reptiles and their early development.

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