Mar 13, 2018
Pachyrhachis problematicus
Artwork by Julio Lacerda / @paleoart
This legged marine snake was found with a hip, knee, and ankle joint. Pachyrhachis is considered an important fossil, since snakes were thought to have first evolved on land and not underwater.
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