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A snake baby trapped in amber who lived in the era of dinosaurs was discovered by scientists.
The incredible discovery, in what is now Myanmar, was made several years ago but the remains were identified they were sold to a private collector
However, a International team of experts has now concluded that the fossil trapped inside amber is actually a baby snake that lived 99 million years ago
. it is thought that amber is 99 million years old. Source: Ming Bai / Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Michael Caldwell, of the University of Alberta in Canada, specializing in the study of ancient snakes and lizards, has stated: "The baby is indisputably a snake
. "It's the very first baby snake fossil we've ever found."
The skull is missing from the snake but the team was able to analyze 97 more vertebrae attached ribs and they concluded that the backbone of the snakes changed little over the course of nearly 100 million. years.
The baby snake fossil has been found in what is now called Myanmar. Source: Getty Images
They also discovered fragments of plants and insects found in amber that confirm that the snake lived in the Cretaceous forests
A second amber fossil seems to contain some of the skin of another much larger creature – but scientists can not determine whether it is a snake or a lizard.
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