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An Explosion in Snake Diversity Came After a Major Moment in Earth's History
When dinosaurs went extinct, they left big shoes to fill in pretty much every ecosystem on our planet. Even without feet, snakes stepped up to the challenge.
Shortly after the asteroid impact, some 66 million years ago, new models suggest several slithery survivors quickly slid into the uncontested space. The dominance of dinosaurs had come to an end, and it was time for birds, mammals and legless reptiles to explode.
https://www.sciencealert.com/explosion-in-snake-diversity-came-after-the-dinosaurs-were-wiped-out
