A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...

When most people think of massive snakes, the first one that comes to mind is the anaconda. Anacondas might be the largest ...

Newly described fossils from South America are rewriting the story of giant snakes, revealing that anacondas have been enormous for at least 12 million years and never went through a downsizing phase.

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In western India, strata of old rocks are providing a glimpse of what may have been a world of heat, a world of creeping continents, and one of giant .

A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 ...

The fossil record of squamates, encompassing both lizards and snakes, provides an intricate account of evolutionary innovation over millions of years. Fossils elucidate key morphological transitions, ...