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Messelopython freyi, was unearthed close to an ancient lake. The fossil was located at Messel Fossil Pit which is near Frankfurt. It was once an oil shale mine where numerous historic fossils have been recovered from the Eocene Epoch which dates back to between 57 million and 36 million years ago. Some interesting fossils that were found there included shimmering beetles, mating turtles, and a pregnant mare. The location was named a UNESCO site in 1995. Python The fact that it was discovered in Germany is incredibly exciting and very surprising as it was previously unclear whether pythons originated in the Southern Hemisphere (where they are currently living) or in the Northern Hemisphere (where their closest relatives – the sunbeam snakes of Southeast Asia and the Mexican burrowing pythons – are located). The newly discovered

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