Eupodophis
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eupodophis-320-4331422
title:
Eupodophis
text:
Eupodophis is an extinct genus of snake from the Late Cretaceous period. It has two small hind legs and is considered a transitional form between Cretaceous lizards and limbless snakes. The feature, described as vestigial, was most likely useless to Eupodophis. The type species Eupodophis descouensi was named in 2000 and resides now in the paleontology section of the Mim Museum in Beirut, Lebanon. The specific name is dedicated to the French naturalist Didier Descouens. The fossilized specimen f
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description:
Extinct genus of snakes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupodophis
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date modified:
2024-04-02T16:39:44Z
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13
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