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 upending everything we know about the animal class. “It’s a sort of very unusual member of the lineage,” co-author and paleontologist Ryosuke Motani, of the University of California, Davis, said in a statement. Dubbed Gerrothorax maritimus, the amphibian in question … Read more