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Jun 13, 2024 · Lakes, streams and aquifers across North America are crawling with salamanders of all shapes and sizes. For most people, though, finding a 2-foot-long amphibian in the eastern United States might sound like a tall tale. But giant salamanders are more common than you might think.
3 days ago · Picture an amphibian over 6 feet long, with a suction-cup mouth containing 4-inch fangs in a 2-foot-long skull that holds a ring of smaller, but equally sharp teeth.
Jun 13, 2024 · Salamanders, which occur in North America, Europe, Asia, northern parts of South America and north Africa, resemble lizards without scales. Around 60% of salamander species are threatened with extinction and are in urgent need of conservation. A California tiger salamander, which is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List.
2 days ago · The findings on Gaiasia jennyae were published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The creature existed some 40 million years before dinosaurs evolved. Researchers have long examined such ancient predators to uncover the origins of tetrapods: four-legged animals that clambered onto land with fingers instead of fins and evolved to amphibians, birds ...
1 day ago · July 5, 2024 10:20 a.m. An artist’s rendering of the creature called Gaiasia jennyae Gabriel Lio. Some 40 million years before the dinosaurs dominated Earth, a different sort of apex predator ...
1 day ago · Gaiasia lived in the middle of the Permian period, which spanned 298.9 million years to 251.9 million years ago. It thrived as a top predator 40 million years before dinosaurs evolved to roam the ...
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