"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be ...

Primitive amphibians called temnospondyls survived the aftermath of the end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred about 252 million years ago, by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial ...

3 - Permian-Triassic (252 million years ago ... including most of the large amphibians, leaving dinosaurs with little land competition. 5 - Cretaceous-Paleogene (66 million years ago) when ...