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E venne il serpente, che mangiò la lucertola, che ingoiò lo scarafaggio: sembra una strofa di "Alla fiera dell'est" di Angelo Branduardi, ma in realtà è il contenuto di un rarissimo fossile. Il reperto immortala una triplice "abbuffata" storica, avvenuta 48 milioni di anni fa.
''Finora non era mai stata trovata un'intera catena alimentare su tre livelli, è una prima assoluta per il nostro sito!'', ha affermato il ricercatore Krister Smith, del Museo di Storia Naturale di Francoforte. Insieme alla sua équipe, l’archeologo ha analizzato il fossile nei dettagli, riuscendo ad identificare le specie di appartenenza del serpente e della lucertola.
Il reperto era stato rinvenuto nel 2009 nel pozzo di Messel, un'antica miniera tedesca entrata nell'elenco dei siti patrimonio dell'Unesco per i suoi incredibili fossili. Dopo anni di duro lavoro, il team ha finalmente potuto pubblicare i risultati della scoperta sulla rivista "Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments".
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