Tuesday, 26 March 2024

Ancient Amphibian Acclaim

Amphibians were the first vertebrates to move on to the land. The 'daddy' of all Amphibia appears to be a 270m year-old fossil. This was discovered, some 40 years ago, in the Red beds of Texas (USA). Palaeontologists (fossil folk) have now named their specimen Kermitops gratus, after the Muppet show's frog (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/21/scientists-name-newly-discovered-ancient-amphibian-species-after-kermit-the-frog). Even scientists like their little jokes!
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