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50-foot ancient snake discovered in India may be one of the largest ever
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50-foot ancient snake discovered in India may be one of the largest ever

ScienceDaily·ScienceDaily·about 1 month ago
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A massive prehistoric snake discovered in India may rank among the largest ever to slither across Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago and is estimated to have stretched an astonishing 11 to 15 meters…

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Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution
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Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution

ScienceDaily·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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For ages, wall lizards coexisted in three distinct color types, each with its own strategy for survival. Now, a powerful green variant is taking over. These dominant “Hulk” lizards are outcompeting the others, causing yellow and orange morphs to vanish.…

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This ancient crocodile relative grew up on four legs then walked on two
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This ancient crocodile relative grew up on four legs then walked on two

ScienceDaily·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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A bizarre crocodile relative from the age of dinosaurs is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about ancient reptiles. This poodle-sized creature, called Sonselasuchus cedrus, appears to have started life walking on all fours before shifting to a…

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289-million-year-old mummified reptile reveals how breathing began on land
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289-million-year-old mummified reptile reveals how breathing began on land

ScienceDaily·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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A remarkably preserved, mummified reptile from 289 million years ago is rewriting what we know about how animals first breathed on land. This tiny creature, Captorhinus aguti, reveals the earliest known version of the rib-powered breathing system used by…

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“Baffling” new snake species in Myanmar looks like multiple species at once
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“Baffling” new snake species in Myanmar looks like multiple species at once

ScienceDaily·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new species of pit viper in Myanmar that seems to blur the very definition of what a species is. This snake, now named the Ayeyarwady pit viper, puzzled researchers because it looks like a mix between two known…

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