Ancient serpent shows its leg (BBC)

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By Jonathan Amos
Science reporter, BBC News

What was lost tens of millions of years ago is now found.

A fossil animal locked in Lebanese limestone has been shown to be an extremely precious discovery - a snake with two legs.

Scientists have only a handful of specimens that illustrate the evolutionary narrative that goes from ancient lizard to limbless modern serpent.

Researchers at the European Light Source (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, used intense X-rays to confirm that a creature imprinted on a rock, and with one visible leg, had another appendage buried just under the surface of the slab.

"We were sure he had two legs but it was great to see it, and we hope to find other characteristics that we couldn't see on the other limb," said Alexandra Houssaye from the National Museum of Natural History, Paris.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7339508.stm

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1. The work of the Devil

no such thang as a transitional fossil

nope nope nope

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3. What no comment that this proves Genesis is Correct?

Remember in the Bible Eve is tempted by a Serpent who is punished by God by having his legs REMOVED and forced to crawl on his belly. So you can claim this is just the remains of one of those pre-fall Serpents that tempted Eve.

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2. Oh phooey, we have a shitload of two legged snakes and they

pretty much gather in the White House and the halls of the Senate and Congress. They mostly go by the name 'republicans' but there are a few democrats in there too.

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4. Interesting...

Scientists have only a handful of specimens that illustrate the evolutionary narrative that goes from ancient lizard to limbless modern serpent.

Apart from the many species of living snakes today that still have rudimentary hip bones and protruding spurs where their legs used to be?

How much evidence do we need?