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A reconstruction of the late Eocene (37 million years ago) fossil snake Paradoxophidion richardoweni from England. Image by Jaime Chirinos, from Georgios Georgalis' archive

New snake species from 37 million years ago sheds light on early evolution of 'advanced snakes'

A newly identified snake species from 37 million years ago is providing rare insight into the early evolution of caenophidians, the group that today dominates snake diversity worldwide, according to palaeontologists who described the fossil based on material from southern England.