salamander-like predator that sucked its prey into its mouth, then held it in place with huge fangs, was roaming cold swamps 280 million years ago in what is now the Namib desert. The fossil ...

The new Scottish fossil salamander had a wide, shallow frog-like head but powerful jaws and distinctive, prominent projections behind the eyes. Skye is rich in fossils from the Middle Jurassic.

These unique habitats are critically important for amphibians that need a place to lay their eggs free of aquatic predators like fish. The salamanders discussed above, as well as wood frogs and spring ...

Aug. 21, 2024 — New research shows that rainwater could have helped create a meshy wall around protocells 3.8 billion years ago, a critical step in the transition from tiny beads of RNA to every ...

like bullfrogs or mosquitofish,” both of which like to eat salamanders, explains Palkovacs. “So we need this sort of Goldilocks kind of situation where it’s not too wet and it’s not too ...

Sep. 6, 2024 — Some species of pterosaurs flew by flapping their wings while others soared like vultures, demonstrates a new study. Findings include a new pterosaur with a five-meter wingspan ...

“If red-backed salamanders disappeared, there would probably be some pretty large ecosystem-level consequences.” Many salamanders, like the red-backed salamander, are tiny and spend the majority of ...

The researchers in the study say the fossil could help bridge a "key transitional gap" in arthropod evolution between "simple, worm-like ancestors" and modern arthropods, such as how their heads ...

Many salamanders, like the red-backed salamander, are tiny and spend the majority of their time underground, so it's easy for most people to overlook them. In fact, Grant commonly refers to ...