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It was named and described in 2009 as Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever found at that time. It was originally known only from thoracic vertebrae and ribs, but later expeditions collected parts of the skull and teeth.
Scientists call it Titanoboa cerrejonensis. It was the largest snake ever, and if its astounding size alone wasn’t enough to dazzle the most sunburned fossil hunter, the fact of its existence may...
Titanoboa, (Titanoboa cerrejonensis), extinct snake that lived during the Paleocene Epoch (66 million to 56 million years ago), considered to be the largest known member of the suborder Serpentes. Titanoboa is known from several fossils that have been dated to 58 million to 60 million years ago.
Titanoboa cerrejonensis lived during the Paleocene around 58 to 60 million years ago. It thrived alongside other enormous species like 13-foot crocodiles and 8-foot turtles. They might have looked similar to today's anaconda snake, only much larger.
Titanoboa cerrejonensis lived approximately 60 million years ago, during the Paleocene epoch, shortly after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Habitat. Fossils of Titanoboa have been found...
The Titanoboa is an extinct genus of giant snakes that lived around 60 million years ago during the Paleogene Period. The snake was twice as long as the biggest modern snake, and four times as heavy as a giant anaconda.
Partial skeletons of the giant, boa constrictor-like snake, named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, were found in Colombia by an international team of scientists and are now at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Based on the diameter of the fossilized vertebrae, the snake is estimated to be 42 to 45 feet long, said Florida Museum vertebrate ...