Scientists Discovered a 237-Million-Year-Old Sea Monster, and It’s Changing What We Know About Amphibians
Researchers in China discover 237-million-year-old fossils of Gerrothorax maritimus, revealing an ancient amphibian that inhabited deep-sea environments
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An Armored Amphibian That Lived Its Whole Life at Sea? It's a Fossil First
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