Scientists discovered four snakes curled together in a burrow for 38 million years as the volcanic ash preserved their remarkable fossils
- Overview of Hibernophis breithaupti (UW11120 on two blocks), showing holotype (UW-11120-A) and paratype (UW-11120-B) specimens as exposed on the surface.
- Image Credit: Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyA snake fossil discovery in Wyoming has given palaeontologists an unusually close look at the lives of these ancient reptiles.
- Four complete skeletons belonging to a newly recognised species, have helped researchers understand an early member of the ‘boa family’ and the history of small, burrowing snakes in North America.
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- Overview of Hibernophis breithaupti (UW11120 on two blocks), showing holotype (UW-11120-A) and paratype (UW-11120-B) specimens as exposed on the surface.
- Image Credit: Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyA snake fossil discovery in Wyoming has given palaeontologists an unusually close look at the lives of these ancient reptiles.
- Four complete skeletons belonging to a newly recognised species, have helped researchers understand an early member of the ‘boa family’ and the history of small, burrowing snakes in North America.
Sources: Times of India