Scientists have determined that the remains of a snake discovered in 1981 in Hordle Cliff on the south coast of England belong to a previously unknown species. The recently described reptile species, Paradoxophidion richardoweni, offers new clues in the search for the origin of “advanced” snakes. The study, published in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol, showed that the vertebrae found in the Hordle Cliff were from a previously unknown species. The structure of the vertebrae is surprisingly similar to that of modern wart snakes, which inhabit Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
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