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

Amphibians and reptiles play important roles in the ecosystems where they live. Some serve as predators that keep their prey's numbers in check, like snakes that eat mice and other rodents. Other ...

"One of the great mysteries has been the survival and flourishing of a major group of amphibians called the temnospondyls ...

This amazing change is called metamorphosis. Amphibians play an important part in the food chain eating insects, snails and slugs. Amphibians have moist skin, lay eggs, live underwater and live on ...

Witton ( The end-Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was the largest, wiping out up to 90% of species. Researchers have focused on the survivors and their fate in the following Triassic ...