The collection contains 400 specimens and 46 type specimens, mostly of temnospondyl amphibians but also some microsaurs, nectrideans, frogs and salamanders. Early Permian material from Germany ...

“It further adds to the diversity of Early Permian animals that are likely the evolutionary cousins of modern amphibians. It ...

The Scutosaurus was a reptile that lived in Russia during the Permian period, which is around 300 million years ago. Many Paleontologists believe that this reptile is the great ancestor of the turtle.

There definitely were no muppets during the Permian Period, but there was a Kermit – or at least a forerunner of modern amphibians that has been named after the celebrity frog. Scientists on ...