In the 1990s, a chicken farmer discovered the 240-million-year-old fossil of a giant amphibian that researchers believe to be the ancestor of today's Chinese giant salamander (pictured above). The ...

During the Triassic Period, Poland had a warm climate and was populated by giant amphibians, such as Metoposaurus diagnosticus. Like modern amphibians, Metoposaurus needed water, but an extremely long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists discover a new species of giant amphibian that was one of the largest predators on earth about 220 million year ago.

A giant salamander that once lived in the London Zoo and was later on display at the Natural History Museum represents a new species that may be the world's largest amphibian. A giant salamander that ...

A Buettnererpeton bakeri skull emerges after 230 million years in darkness. This discovery opens a window onto a massive event from the late Triassic period. Researchers have studied an exceptional ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of extinct ...

Using DNA from museum specimens collected in the early 20th century, researchers identified two new species of giant salamander -- one of which they suspect is the world's biggest amphibian. Using DNA ...

The critically endangered Chinese giant salamander is not just one, but three distinct species, researchers have now confirmed in a new study. One of the newly recognized species, the South China ...

A giant salamander that once lived in the London Zoo and was later on display at the Natural History Museum represents a new species that may be the world’s largest amphibian. This finding is part of ...

Scientists have determined that a giant salamander previously housed at the London Zoo not only represents a newly discovered species — it's also likely the largest amphibian known to man. The finding ...