The Habitat That Made The Largest Snake Known

Titanoboa wasn't just a giant snake but was considerably larger than any of the other giant snakes, challenging what is known about snake biology. So what sort of habitat made such a unusual creature, well Colombia at this time was an incredibly hot swampy wetland, and Titanoboa was just one of many giant reptiles.
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Titanoboa being a fish-eater makes a lot of sense. I guess it's a less spectacular image than a giant snake eating other giant creatures, but it certainly is more logical from a biologic perspective.

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Acherontisuchus is named after Acheron, a river located in the Greek underworld. How fitting for a giant crocodilian that dwelt in probably one of the most dangerous swamps in the planet's history.

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I was always under the impression that there was only one fossil known for titanoboa(a vertebra.) Perhaps this was just the first fossil found? Regardless, I'm going to have to check out these fossils. I had no idea they had found skull remains.

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When you mentioned the Cerrejonisuchus as being of a relative size to the dwarf crocodiles in Africa, you might've missed that there's a dwarf caiman species that inhabits an area close to the Cerrejon called "Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman" or Paleosuchus Palpebrosus.

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