WebPachyrhachis problematicus is an early Upper Cretaceous snake with legs from the Middle East. The taxon is involved in an increasingly controversial debate about the origin and higher-level interrelationships of snakes. Its status is problematic because it combines characters of advanced (macrostomatan) snakes with plesiomorphic squamate traits WebOct 27, 2024 · Pachyrhachis Pachyrachis (Karen Carr). Pachyrhachis is the odd reptile out on this list: not an ichthyosaur, plesiosaur or pliosaur, not even a turtle or crocodile, but a plain, old-fashioned prehistoric snake.
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Pachyrhachis (from Greek: παχύς pakhús, 'thick' and Greek: ῥάχῐς rhákhis, 'spine') is an extinct genus of snake with well developed hind legs known from fossils discovered in Ein Yabrud, near Ramallah, in the central West Bank. It is a relatively small snake, measuring more than 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) long at … See more • Paleontology portal Other known fossil snakes with legs: • Eupodophis • Haasiophis • Najash • Tetrapodophis See more • Picture • The Cenomanian: stage of hindlimbed snakes See more WebMedia in category "Pachyrhachis" This category contains only the following file. gcf 4 20
Bulbophyllum pachyrachis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org
WebPachyrhachis provides additional support for the hypothesis that snakes are most closely related to Cretaceous marine lizards (mosasauroids). Almost all of the derived characters … WebJun 20, 2024 · Clearly, these cold-blooded, slithering, legless creatures evolved from four-legged reptilian ancestors, either small, burrowing, landbound lizards (the prevailing theory) or, just possibly, the family of marine reptiles called mosasaurs that appeared in the earth's seas around 100 million years ago. Piecing Together the Evolution of Snakes WebPachyrhachis (from Greek: παχύς pakhús, 'thick' and Greek: ῥάχῐς rhákhis, 'spine') is an extinct genus of snake with well developed hind legs known from fossils discovered in Ein … gcf 420