Some of the more primitive modern snakes, like boas and pythons(ニシキヘビ), have tiny "spurs" near their ends, grippers that may be evidence of the reptiles’ legged past. Now, the fossilized remains of an approximately 92 million year old snake have been found encased in Lebanese limestone(石灰岩の), and scientists have confirmed that the serpent had two tiny legs. The 33in (85cm) long creature, known as Eupodophis descouensi, had a pair of stumpy(太くて短い), presumably useless, hind limbs a mere 0.8in (2cm) long. Experts have long suspected that modern snakes evolved from ancient lizards, and any fossil evidence of bipedal snakes is hugely significant in the study of this evolutionary path.