Fossilized Bone Reveals Taiwan Was Once Home to Giant Pythons, Mammoths and Saber-Toothed Cats

A single vertebra unearthed near Tainan is rewriting what scientists know about prehistoric Taiwan.
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It plunges head-first into the ground and swims through the sand faster than an Olympic swimmer swims through water

The initial dive is a lot like a swimmer’s front crawl. The lizard alternately extends and pushes back with its left and ...