Palaeontology
45-foot ancient snake devoured crocodiles
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T.K. RandallFebruary 8, 2010 ·
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Scientists have found fossil evidence of a giant prehistoric snake that was so large it could devour crocodiles.
The massive snake known as the titanoboa grew up to 45 feet in length and lived 60 million years ago. Fossil finds suggest that the snake would have preyed on the crocodiles of the age which were about 2 metres long.
The largest snake the world has ever known likely had a diet that included crocodile, or at least an ancient relative of the reptile. Scientists have discovered a 60-million-year-old ancient crocodile fossil, which has been named a new species, in northern Columbia, South America. The site, one of the world's largest open-pit coal mines, also yielded skeletons of the giant, boa constrictor-like Titanoboa, which measured up to 45 feet long (14 m).
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