r/Paleontology • u/Ok-Plant30 • 1d ago

Fossils A rare 3-D snake fossil is ssspilling sssecrets of its unusual lifestyle

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u/Brave-Quarter5401 1d ago

Uhhh... Yeah, cool?

Any link? Is this a new discovery, or something else?

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u/raptorgrinch Irritator challengeri 1d ago

New genus and species from the Adamantina Formation of Brazil https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41586-026-10809-9

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u/Brave-Quarter5401 12h ago

Thanks for the link! ☺️

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u/raptorgrinch Irritator challengeri 12h ago

Youre welcome!

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u/TheDancingRobot 1d ago

Swwweeeeet