Wonambi is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snakes that lived in late Neogene to late Quaternary Australia. Species of Wonambi were constrictor snakes unrelated to Australian pythons.

Sep 21, 2012 · Wonambi was just one member of the Madtsoiidae group of prehistoric snakes,‭ ‬some of which such as Madtsoia seem to have grown to truly giant sizes.‭ ‬Another Australian …

Mar 17, 2025 · Wonambi was a giant python, measuring up to 20 feet in length, making it one of the largest snakes in prehistoric times. Its slender body was adorned with distinct elongated …

Jan 27, 2000 · Here we report new Australian material of Wonambi, one of the last-surviving madtsoiids 4,5,6, that allows the first detailed assessment of madtsoiid cranial anatomy and …

Step back in time and discover what Naracoorte was like over 200,000 years ago! The Wonambi Fossil Centre shows you how the caves acted as pitfall traps, dens and roosts for more than …

Wonambi naracoortensis. A giant ‘madtsoiid’ snake, known from Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in southern Australia. Skeletal element: Skull and jaws Specimen number: SAM …

This species is only known from fossil remains which indicate that a fully grown adult male would have been 5-6m long, comparable to the size of Australia's largest living snake, the scrub or …

Jan 23, 2024 · Wonambi is an extinct genus of madtsoiid snakes that lived in late Neogene to late Quaternary Australia. Species of Wonambi were constrictor snakes unrelated to Australian …

Thought to reach lengths of six metres with a dinner-plate-sized body thickness, Wonambi was a "living dinosaur", the last of a group of giant snakes which arose 80 million years ago during …

Jan 27, 2000 · Here we report new Australian material of Wonambi, one of the last-surviving madtsoiids, that allows the first detailed assessment of madtsoiid cranial anatomy and …