"Groundbreaking Discovery: Fossilized Snake Traces Unearthed on South Africa's Cape South Coast"

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Researchers have discovered the first surface fossilized snake trace in the world on South Africa's Cape south coast. The trace, made by a puff adder, dates back to the Pleistocene epoch and has been described as a distinctive pattern in the sand. The discovery fills a gap in the Pleistocene trace fossil record and may lead to the identification of other snake traces from older deposits, increasing our understanding of snake evolution and filling a substantial gap in the global trace fossil record.
Topics:world#cape-south-coast#fossil-snake-traces#paleontology#pleistocene-epoch#puff-adder#south-africa
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