First fossil evidence of marine amphibian stuns paleontologists: 'Very unusual'

Was it a sea-lamander? Scientists have discovered the first-ever fossil evidence of sea-dwelling amphibians, potentially ...

Earth’s first fully-marine amphibian stalked the seafloor with a chunky, bony body

‘Gerrothorax maritimus’ lived about 237 million years ago, when parts of China were covered by an ocean.

Researchers discover why some frogs have escaped the current amphibian mass extinction

Amphibians are the most threatened vertebrates on Earth, with 41% of species facing extinction. In the highlands of Central ...
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237-Million-Year-Old Armored Amphibian May Be The First to Live Entirely at Sea

Learn more about Gerrothorax maritimus, an ancient amphibian that may have lived in a fully marine ecosystem.
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First fully marine amphibian relative discovered in 237-million-year-old Chinese rocks

Palaeontologists have identified the first known fully marine member of the amphibian stem lineage, a new species named Gerrothorax maritimus, based on two nearly complete skeletons from Late Triassic ...
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Skeletons found of amphibian with fully marine lifestyle

Researchers have discovered in China’s Guizhou Province two nearly complete skeletons of an amphibian that lived in the sea ...

Reptile, amphibian tanks installed as Greensboro Science Center makes progress on new biodome

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Science Center is making progress on its new Biodome. Construction on the Greensboro ...
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Rainfall, vegetation and latitude correlate with Huangshan amphibian diversity

A two-season, two-year survey across 200 grids in China’s Huangshan Mountains found that rainfall, vegetation productivity ...