by
Sycanman
on Thu 22 May 2008 12:25 PM PDT
The so-called 'frogamander'........ one more nail in the creationist's coffin.
From the University of Calgary:
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A missing link settles
debate over the origin
of frogs and salamanders
The description of an ancient amphibian that millions of years ago swam
in quiet pools and caught mayflies on the surrounding land in Texas has
set to rest one of the greatest current controversies in vertebrate
evolution. The discovery was made by a research team led by scientists
at the University of Calgary.
The examination and detailed description of the fossil, Gerobatrachus
hottoni (meaning Hotton’s elder frog), proves the previously disputed
fact that some modern amphibians, frogs and salamanders evolved from
one ancient amphibian group called temnospondyls.
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