Pachyrhachis was an early snake that lived in the late
Cretaceous period.
Its fossils
were discovered near the Palestinian town of Ein Yabrud in the West Bank.
Pachyrhachis is believed to be from a slightly earlier time period than
Najash
(another early snake), and unlike
Najash,
Pachyrhachis, along with other early snakes from the same general region
(Eupodophis
and
Haasiophis).
was found in marine deposits and ths must have lived in a marine environment.
Pachyrhachis was about 3 feet (1 meter) long,
and like
Eupodophis
and
Haasiophis,
retained vestigial hind limbs.
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