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  • Why Scientists Are Going Bonkers Over Four 38-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Snakes

    08/06/2024 8:45:03 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 16 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | August 4, 2024 | Andrew Rossi
    A den of 38-million-year-old snakes were found in the White River Formation near Douglas, Wyoming, have paleontologists super excited. They're among the most important complete fossils of snakes ever found. ======================================================================== Two of the three specimens of Hibernophis breithaupti, the 38-million-year-old snake from the White River Formation near Douglas. These snakes are members of the boid family, which includes modern-day anacondas and Wyoming's rubber boas. (Courtesy Jasmine Croghan) ================================================================== Around 38 million years ago, three small snakes slithered into a burrow seeking shelter from an apocalypse blanketing their world in volcanic ash. They never escaped, becoming entombed in the spot...