Brazil snake fossil reveals burrowing early species
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Scientists identified Tametara mirim, an extinct snake species from Brazil that lived about 85 million to 75 million years ago and appears to have been adapted for life underground [scimex.org#1][theconversation.com#1]. The fossil includes a well-preserved skull and body preserved in three dimensions, and SciMex described it as the first known articulated snake fossil found in Brazil [scimex.org#1
Researchers described Tametara mirim, an exceptionally preserved fossil snake from southeastern Brazil that lived about 75 million to 85 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous and measured about 42 centimeters, or 17 inches, long [aawsat.com#1][timeslive.co.za#1][sci.news#1]. The fossil came from deposits near Presidente Prudente in São Paulo state and preserved a skull and much of the body