Aqua Series No B33: Palaeophis by TPH-Original on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The Past Happened a Long Time Ago
Aqua Series
Card No. B33: Palaeophis

Extra Facts:
Full Name: Palaeophis colossaeus
Name Meaning: "Old snake"
Time Period: Cretaceous, Paleocene, Eocene
Location: Europe, North Africa
Group: Squamates

This used to be Mixosaurus.
Also, yes, some depictions of this animal show it with tiny hind legs, but take a look at Exhibit A:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeop…
That's a related, smaller snake from the same family and time period. Note that the entire body is preserved, but IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY LEGS.
I really doubt that two species that closely related would have a different amount of legs, so the depictions of Palaeophis with legs are wrong as far as I can tell.

Also, ability will be fleshed out soon.