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683 This 100 million-year-old snake had hind legs and a lost bone that changes evolution

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ScienceDaily · 04/24/2026 04:36 EDT

Nearly 100 million years ago, snakes weren’t the sleek, limbless creatures we know today—they still had hind legs and even a cheekbone that has almost vanished in modern species. A remarkably preserved fossil of Najash rionegrina from Argentina has reshaped how scientists think about snake origins, suggesting early snakes were large, wide-mouthed predators rather than tiny burrowers.

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