tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253918373717390716.post5135353361598044427..comments2023-10-15T10:06:20.385+02:00Comments on Mesozoic Vertebrates Blog: Coniophis, the origin of snakes, and long ghost lineagesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03728909149483052340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253918373717390716.post-190056860315751512012-07-27T08:28:39.209+02:002012-07-27T08:28:39.209+02:00At least some basal proboscidians are regarded as ...At least some basal proboscidians are regarded as semi-aquatic and I recall a paper in PNAS a few years ago that posited at least semi-aquatic origins for the group.Paul B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3253918373717390716.post-33230536358385962282012-07-27T01:56:26.457+02:002012-07-27T01:56:26.457+02:00Nice post and some valid points you make about the...Nice post and some valid points you make about the "original" snake ecology. Given the versatility of snake environmental adaptations we see today- burrowing, arboreal, aquatic, terrestrial- and the plasticity with which some species can go between all of the above environments we may never know the "one" true original snake modus operandi. And maybe that is ok...what we can say is that once snakes stumbled upon their design it suited them well in a variety of terrain.<br /><br />Duane<br />http://antediluviansalad.blogspot.com/Duane Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467779935085970909noreply@blogger.com