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Summary
Jonathan Bloch (center) UF vertebrate paleontologist compares a vertebra from a modern Anaconda to the vertebra of an ancient Titanboa with University of Florida graduate students Alex Hastings (left) and Jason Bourque (right) on Dec. 17, 2008. Partial skeletons of the giant, boa-constrictor-like snake named “Titanoboa,” estimated to be 42 to 45 feet long, were found in Colombia by an international team of scientists and studied at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. The Titanboa was the largest vertebrate on earth for 20 milllion years. Photo by Ray Carson - UF News Bureau 12/17/08