Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes.

Simões TR, Sobral G, Macrì S, Ebel R, Fachini TS, Martinelli AG, Nava WR, Paixão GMX, Chiappe LM, Di-Poï N, Hsiou AS

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10809-9
Published: 2026 Sep
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-10809-9,
  title = {Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes.},
  author = {Simões TR and Sobral G and Macrì S and Ebel R and Fachini TS and Martinelli AG and Nava WR and Paixão GMX and Chiappe LM and Di-Poï N and Hsiou AS},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-10809-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10809-9}
}

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TR, S., G, S., S, M., R, E., TS, F., AG, M., WR, N., GMX, P., LM, C., N, D., & AS, H. (2026). Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes.. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10809-9

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