When snakes had legs
Cosmos Magazine - Wed 20 Nov 19Fossil analysis adds more pieces to the evolutionary puzzle.
New fossils shed light on how snakes got their bite and lost their legs
Phys.org - Wed 20 Nov 19New fossils of an ancient legged snake, called Najash, shed light on the origin of the slithering reptiles.
New fossils shed light on how snakes got their bite and lost their legs, Eurekalert - Wed 20 Nov 19Snakes had hind legs for 70 million years
ZME Science - Mon 25 Nov 19A biblical-like ancient snake is revealing new insights into snake evolution.
Fossil reveals how ancient reptiles had limbs and cheekbones for 100million years
Daily Mail - Thu 21 Nov 19Researchers from Australia, Canada and Argentina worked on the study, which involved putting the remains of an ancient species of snake called Najesh through a CT scan.
Prehistoric snakes had limbs for 70M years, new study shows
FOXNews - Thu 21 Nov 19Researchers have found fossilized evidence that snakes had limbs, as well as cheekbones, around 100 million years ago.
Beautifully Preserved Skull of 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs Discovered
Livescience - Wed 20 Nov 19Scientists have unearthed an amazingly preserved skull of an ancient snake with hind limbs, revealing more about the origin of snakes and how they lost their legs.
Snakes had legs, cheek bones 100 million years ago
UPI - Thu 21 Nov 19The discovery of the fossilized remains of an ancient primitive snake species suggests rear-legged snakes living during the Cretaceous Period still had a cheek bone.
How Snakes Got Their Bite But Lost Their Legs
Science 2.0 - Thu 21 Nov 19The evolution of the snake body has captivated researchers for a long time because it represents one of the most dramatic examples of the vertebrate body's ability to adapt. A limited fossil ...
An ancient snake's cheekbone sheds light on evolution of modern snake skulls
ScienceDaily - Wed 20 Nov 19Palaeontologists adds a new piece to the puzzle of snake evolution.
An ancient snake's cheekbone sheds light on evolution of modern snake skulls, Eurekalert - Wed 20 Nov 19