Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...

Ancient amphibians survived Earth's biggest extinction by feeding on freshwater prey. Their adaptability helped them thrive.

In the study, "The ecology and geography of temnospondyl recovery after the Permian—Triassic mass extinction" published in ...

Amphibians are notably fragile in a warming world due to their dependence on external sources to regulate body heat.

In the study, published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science, their findings suggest the amphibians’ success lay in their generalist feeding ecology, enabling them to feed on a wide ...

Though amphibians and reptiles represent some of the most rapidly disappearing species on Earth, they've long been underrepresented when it comes to wildlife protection. So in 2010 the Center made ...

The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass ...

After Earth’s worst extinction, ancient amphibians thrived by adapting to harsh conditions, feasting on freshwater prey, and ...