A missing link settles debate over the origin of frogs and salamanders
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 12:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The description of an ancient amphibian that millions of years ago swam in quiet pools and caught mayflies on the surrounding land in Texas has set to rest one of the greatest current controversies in vertebrate evolution. The discovery was made by a research team led by scientists at the University of Calgary.
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