Armoured amphibian fossil suggests ancient species lived entire life at sea
Two Gerrothorax maritimus specimens found in China offer first evidence of a marine amphibian
Fossils of an ancient amphibian discovered in China suggest the species lived its whole life in the ocean, a first for any known amphibian. The specimens, found in marine sediments from the Late Triassic era, challenge the long-held understanding that amphibians cannot survive in saltwater.