Scientists have discovered evidence of a prehistoric species of amphibian that could be the precursor to modern species − and they bestowed upon it the great honor of being named after a green froggy ...

Newly discovered proto-amphibian, Kermitops (USNM PAL 407585) from the Department of Paleobiology collections at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. The species is named ...

LOS ANGELES - Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have stumbled upon the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old amphibian forebear. As per the discovery published ...

Scientists on Thursday described the fossilized skull of a creature called Kermitops gratus that lived in Texas about 270 million years ago. The fossil was collected in 1984 near Lake Kemp in Texas.

Oscaecilia ochrocephala is most commonly found in Panama and Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former ...

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-old ...