Tetrapodophis amplectus - A four-legged snake from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana

Tetrapodophis amplectus appears to be a four-legged snake from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana. Dr. Dave Martill, from the University of Portsmouth, says that this discovery could help scientists to understand how snakes lost their legs.<br>Credits<br>Images:<br>Julius T. Csotonyi<br>Dave Martill/University of Portsmouth<br>James Brown/University of Portsmouth<br>Video:<br>University of Portsmouth<br>Original research:<br>A four-legged snake from the Early Cretaceous of Gondwana<br>David M. Martill, Helmut Tischlinger, Nicholas R. Longrich<br>Science, July 2015 DOI: 10.1126/science.aac5672