fossil record

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"They include Paleryx, the first named constrictor snake in the fossil record."

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They are also among the earliest branches of the caenophidian family tree, and their fossil record stretches back more than 20 million years.

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Dr. Baab argues the broader fossil record still points toward an African origin for the species: "The oldest fossils belonging to Homo erectus are from Africa, and the new fossil reconstruction shows that transitional fossils also existed there, so it makes sense that this species emerged on the African continent. But the DAN5 fossil postdates the initial exit from Africa, so other interpretations are possible."

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Dr. Morris serves as the first Dinosaur Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, focusing on how developmental processes shape evolutionary changes and how skull anatomy shifts over time in the fossil record.

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"This project was an exciting collaboration to study developmental patterns in the fossil record directly."

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