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This Prehistoric Frog May Have Eaten Dinosaurs

A giant amphibian that lived about 70 million years ago in Madagascar will forever change the way you think of frogs. The ...
The New York Times

Prehistoric Amphibian Ancestor Is Named for Kermit the Frog

The species seemed to have bug eyes and a smile, so a team of researchers named it Kermitops gratus in honor of the banjo-playing Muppet. By Michael Levenson One crawled across the rain-drenched ...
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Kermit the Frog Inspires Name of New Ancient Amphibian Species Discovered by Researchers

Scientists at the Smithsonian identified a fossilized skull from a 270 million-year-old amphibian, which they've named Kermitops gratus Scientists have found a previously undiscovered ancient ...
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Researchers Name Prehistoric Amphibian Ancestor Discovered in Smithsonian Collection After Kermit the Frog

Arjan Mann (right), a Smithsonian postdoctoral paleontologist and former Peter Buck Fellow, and Calvin So (left), a doctoral student at George Washington University, holding the fossil skull of ...
CNN

Researchers found a tiny skull with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin. It could help solve an evolutionary puzzle

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Paleontologists ...
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The race to save the ‘holy grail’ of amphibians from extinction

Researchers are fighting against time and environmental threats to protect the false toad, one of Chile’s most enigmatic frogs. A team of scientists discovered a rare Chile Mountains false toad, an ...