New snake discovery rewrites history, points to North America’s role in snake evolution (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

New snake discovery rewrites history, points to North America’s role in snake evolution

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The fossilized skeleton of the newly discovered snake species Hibernophis breithaupti, which lived 38 million years ago in what is now western Wyoming, reveals insights into the evolution and social behaviour of its modern descendants.

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Jasmine Croghan

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