Paleontologists debunk fossil thought to be missing link between lizards and first snakes

ScienceDaily
Nov 18, 2021, 6:16 am110 pts
Filling in the links of the evolutionary chain with a fossil record of a 'snake with four legs' connecting lizards and early snakes would be a dream come true for paleontologists. But a specimen formerly thought to fit the bill is not the missing piece of the puzzle, according to a new study.

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