Elapoidea Origins Shifted to Africa
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•Hundreds of snake species get a new origin story
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Many researchers thought the Elapoidea superfamily of snakes evolved in Africa .
But new genetic evidence points to the continent next door to Africa .
The ancestors of cobras and related snakes first emerged in Asia roughly 35 million years ago .
Over 700 species of elapoid snakes are extremely diverse, including mambas and sea snakes.
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