May 26, 2015
The ancestral snakes in the grass actually lived in the forest, according to the most detailed look yet at the iconic reptiles.
A comprehensive analysis by Yale University paleontologists reveals new insights into the origin and early history of snakes. For one thing, they kept late hours; for another, they also kept their hind legs.
New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/science/data-suggests-legs-and-toes-in…
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2015/05/19/407967852/earths-first-snake-likely-evolve…
Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/05/20/anc…
Yale News: http://news.yale.edu/2015/05/19/ancient-snakes-new-hiss-tory
Blog post: http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2015/05/20/limbless-triumph…