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Ancient snakes — a new hiss-tory

By Guest PostMay 24, 2015Nature, Scienceandre nel, coronavirus in pets, coronavirus outbreak, early cretaceous period, glowing fluorescent gel, namecheap, orotopical rabies vaccines, paleontologists, pet life, petermann gletscher, rachel racicot, rhodamine b, safe from coronavirus, social distancing, southern hemisphere, vaccination program, yale university

The ancestral snakes in the grass actually lived in the forest, according to the most detailed look yet at the iconic reptiles.

A comprehensive analysis by Yale University paleontologists reveals new insights into the origin and early history of snakes. For one thing, they kept late hours; for another, they also kept their hind legs. (more…)

Fossil porpoise has a chin for the ages

By Guest PostMarch 14, 2014Nature, Scienceancient porpoise, archetypal specimen, californian porpoise, cephalopods, chin, fossil porpoise, half beak fish, hemiramphus, holotype, mammals, new species, pat lynch, rachel racicot, rynchops, semirostrum ceruttii, skimmers, thomas demere

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient porpoise with a chin length unprecedented among known mammals, and suggest the animal used the tip of its face to probe the seabed for food. (more…)