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Paleontologists have discovered a previously unknown ancient species: Kermitops — an amphibian that predates the dinosaurs and reveals the complexity of frog evolution.
The snake-like amphibian is native to Brazil. Researchers say the milk in many ways resembles that produced by mammals.
Researchers at the Smithsonian have discovered a new ancient species of amphibians that could help explain how modern-day frogs evolved.
The fossil, which shed new light on the evolution of modern amphibians, previously sat unstudied and unidentified in the Smithsonian collection for about 40 years.
Texas scientists say that a fossilized skull dating back 270 million years was named Kermitops gratus after the beloved Muppet character Kermit the Frog.
Scientists have discovered a new ancient amphibian species that could bridge the gap in understanding how modern-day frogs and salamanders developed. The fossilized skull of the 270-million-year ...
FILE - The Muppets character Kermit the Frog shown here on Aug. 4, 2015, was the inspiration for the name of an amphibious creature that lived 270 million years ago in what is now Texas.
There definitely were no muppets during the Permian Period, but there was a Kermit - or at least a forerunner of modern amphibians that has been named after the celebrity frog.