In the study, "The ecology and geography of temnospondyl recovery after the Permian—Triassic mass extinction" published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, their findings suggest the amphibians ...

That distinction belongs to the Permian-Triassic extinction or the ... Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on ...

“It further adds to the diversity of Early Permian animals that are likely the evolutionary cousins of modern amphibians. It highlights the need for more fossils from the Late Permian,” Jones ...

the timespan that followed the Permian. “One of the great mysteries has been the survival and flourishing of a major group of amphibians called the temnospondyls,” explained lead author Aamir ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Early Permian dissorophid Cacops displays its fearsome dentition as it preys on the hapless reptile Captorhinus. (Credit: Illustration by Brian Engh (dontmesswithdinosaurs.com)) The dissorophid ...

"The ecology and geography of temnospondyl recovery after the Permian—Triassic mass extinction" published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, their findings suggest the amphibians ...

A key line of research has been to focus on the survivors and their fate in the Triassic, the timespan that followed the Permian. “One of the great mysteries has been the survival and flourishing of a ...