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Fossil ‘winged serpent’ is a new species of ancient snake, doctoral student finds
An ancient sink hole in eastern Tennessee holds the clues to an important transitional time in the evolutionary history of snakes. Among the fossilized creatures found there, according to a new paper, is a new species of snake that lived … Continue reading
Fleshing-out a dinosaur-eating snake
In the March 2010 issue of the open-access journal, PLoS Biology, palaeontologist Jeff Wilson and colleagues give an account of a truly unique and amazing fossil discovery. In their article entitled Predation upon Hatchling Dinosaurs by a New Snake from … Continue reading
Rare ‘nesting doll’ fossil uncovers beetle in lizard in snake
Snake with lizard and beetle: The rare tripartite fossil food chain from the Messel Pit. The fossil with an insect inside a lizard inside a snake: Incredible remains reveal 48 million-year-old food chain In cooperation with CONICET in Argentina, Senckenberg … Continue reading
Snake eats lizard eats beetle: Fossil food chain from the Messel Pit examined
Scientists have examined a spectacular discovery from the UNESCO World Heritage site Messel Pit: A fossil snake in whose stomach a lizard can be seen, which in turn had consumed a beetle. The discovery of the approximately 48-million-year-old tripartite fossil … Continue reading
A fossilized snake shows its true colors
Ten million years ago, a green and black snake lay coiled in the Spanish undergrowth. Once, paleontologists would have been limited by its colorless fossil remains, but now they know what the snake looked like and can guess how it … Continue reading
A fossilized snake shows its true colors
Ten million years ago, a green and black snake lay coiled in the Spanish undergrowth. Once, paleontologists would have been limited to the knowledge they could glean from its colorless fossil remains, but now they know what the snake looked … Continue reading
View from lenses to snake Graphene
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-4fc74de1f3f9328caccaf515837f19db.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Vista da serpente con lenti al grafene” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-4fc74de1f3f9328caccaf515837f19db.jpg”(ANSAmed) – Rome, 17 MAR – have of snake infrared vision, IE, see hot objects in the absence of light: in the future will be possible thanks … Continue reading