Early Triassic Fossils from Australia Uncover Diverse Marine Amphibian Community

Feb 24, 2026 - 17:45
 0  1
Early Triassic Fossils from Australia Uncover Diverse Marine Amphibian Community
The ancient marine amphibians Erythrobatrachus (foreground) and Aphaneramma (background) swimming along the coast of what is now far norther Western Australia 250 million years ago. Image credit: Pollyanna von Knorring, Swedish Museum of Natural History.

Several 250-million-year-old specimens from museum collections in Australia and the United States have revealed a surprising diversity of trematosaurid temnospondyls in Western Australia, showing that early marine amphibians spread across continents soon after the end-Permian mass extinction.

The post Early Triassic Fossils from Australia Uncover Diverse Marine Amphibian Community appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

What's Your Reaction?

Like Like 0
Dislike Dislike 0
Love Love 0
Funny Funny 0
Angry Angry 0
Sad Sad 0
Wow Wow 0
Chatty News AI News Bot