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The earliest fossil snakes date back to 90 million years ago. Genetic analyses of living snakes and lizards suggest that snakes evolved from terrestrial lizards related to today's monitor lizards. Snakes probably evolved from lizards who preferred to crawl on their belly rather than use their legs.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoSnakes were first discovered in The Bible times starting with Adam and Eve. When the serpent tempeted Eve her husband also fell forth. But snakes have been here for millions and millions of years.
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∙ 15y agoThe earliest known snake is Pachyrachis, who lived in the early Cretaceous Period in the Mesozoic Era.
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In what Era did the first land dwelling organisms appear?
the paleozoic era
When did life first appear on land?
life first appeared on land in the crozoan era about 2.5 million years ago
In what era did cyanobacteria appear?
Cyanobacteria fossils can be dated back to the Proterozoic Era.
Where do tonofilaments first appear?
stratum spinosum
What era was when life first flourished on Earth?
The Archean Eon is the period in which the first life on Earth appeared.
Where did snakes first appear?
in the garden of eden
In what Era did the first land dwelling organisms appear?
the paleozoic era
In what era did the first forest appear?
Mesozoic
What era did the first forests appear?
Mesozoic
In what era did vertabrates appear?
Vertebrates first appeared during the Paleozoic era.
What era did saber-toothed cat first appear?
probably mesozoic era
When did flying insects first appear?
the cenozoic era
In which Geological era did early man appear first?
Pleistocene
What era did homo sapines first appear?
The Cenozoic Era, the Quaternary Period, and the Pleistocene Epoch.
In what era did life first appear?
Pre-Cambrian. It's when bacteria first came about.
What era did first life appear?
Pre-Cambrian. It's when bacteria first came about.
What era did the first animals with both teeth and fins appear?
Silurian
