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Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years

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Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years

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Andrés Alfonso-Rojas has analysed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago, and have remained giants ever since.

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They eat capybaras? :(
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  Cute & tasty? Frankly surprised they’re not a crop animal. Seems to be the norm for human civilization. 🫣

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