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Rare, well-preserved snake fossil offers new insight into millions of years of evolution
['Raymond Sanchez']
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Paleontologists are raving over a recent discovery of a well-preserved snake fossil from the Cretaceous Period, about 75 to 85 million years ago.
The recent discovery of the snake fossil known as Tametara mirim is among the best-preserved snake skeletons in the world.
The skull was the best-preserved portion of the entire fossil.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Poland digitally reconstructed the fossil skeleton using high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scanning, which provided the skull anatomy.
This includes the digital reconstruction of the snake’s brain, cranial nerves, and inner ear anatomy.