Keywords amphibians, evolution, Devonian period, fish-like ancestors, adaptation, life cycle, thyroid gland, larvae, bony fins, three-chambered heart More for You ...

Robert Carroll, a vertebrate paleontologist at McGill University who helped combine paleontology with evolutionary biology and genetics, died on April 8 as a result of COVID-19 at the age of 81. He ...

More information: Calvin So et al, Fossil amphibian offers insights into the interplay between monsoons and amphibian evolution in palaeoequatorial Late Triassic systems, Proceedings of the Royal ...

Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. Consider the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard's scaly hind toes, which resemble ...

What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb ...

The amphibian deformity question will intrigue students for several reasons. First, seeing pictures (see resources) of the deformities is just interesting (and for some, gross at the same time).