The discovery of an 80-million-year-old snake fossil has shed new light on the evolutionary history of snakes, revealing that they explored various habitats much earlier than previously thought.
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Detailed digital reconstructions of the fossil have shown features of the skull, vertebrae, and brain endocast that indicate adaptations for burrowing, terrestrial, and marine lifestyles, suggesting that early snakes developed different sensory systems and ecological strategies to thrive in these environments.
