Fossils of Largest Snake Give Hint of Hot Earth
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 00:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The discovery of giant snake fossils in northeast Colombia may help clarify how hot the tropics became during an era when the planet was much warmer than it is now.
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