The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass ...

Ohio is home to 25 species of salamander. An abundance of the amphibians — or lack thereof — can indicate the health of a ...

Lungs and a pulmonary circulation replace gills.; no gill cover necessary. Lungs of early amphibian were not very different from those of fish. Problem was how to get the air into the lungs. Fish ...

Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls ... About 250 million years ago during the Early Triassic, nearly constant volcanic activity led to long phases of global warming ...

"One of the great mysteries has been the survival and flourishing of a major group of amphibians called the ... animals have been so successful?" The Early Triassic was a time of repeated volcanic ...

The collection contains 400 specimens and 46 type specimens, mostly of temnospondyl amphibians but also some microsaurs, nectrideans, frogs and salamanders. Early Permian material from Germany ...

The unique features of the Kermitops skull – a blend of archaic and more advanced features – are providing insight into amphibian evolution. “Kermitops helps us understand the early history ...

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.