Nature.com July 22, 2026 • 23:20

Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes - Nature

Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes - Nature

A well-preserved fossil snake from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil shows early ecological and brain shape disparity in the group.

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