Triassurus sixtelae fossil found in Kyrgyzstan is the oldest salamander ever found
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 09:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Three researchers from Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Naturhistorisches Museum Schloss Bertholdsburg and Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP/Burg Lichtenberg, all in Germany, have found the oldest salamander fossil ever uncovered. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rainer Schoch, Ralf Werneburg and Sebastian Voigt describe their find and where it fits in the historical record.