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Thursday, April 10, 2008

transitional snake fossil with legs!

A recently found snake fossil that still has it's 2 back legs. Just as evolution predicted....

Go here for the story.

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Brett

2 comments:

TCH said...

HOW COOL IS THAT !
so it seems the front limbs were first to become redundant. thats interesting i would have thought it was the reverse.
On other news ; Fish that talk ! :D
following the quote
'we weep for the blood of a bird, but not for the blood of a fish. Blessed are those who have voice.'

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/04/07/science/20080408_FISH_FEATURE.html

Brett said...

Some snakes today still have back leg remnants, the boas and pythons (boids) have a little claw called a spir that the makes use to stimulate the females while breeding.

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Brett