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Amphibian evolution

The evolutionary history of amphibians and their extinct relatives, including the origins of frogs, salamanders and caecilians.

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Field Museum interns show a misfiled Mazon Creek fossil is a new 309-million-year-old amphibian relative

Two Field Museum interns named Jeanerpeton, a 309-million-year-old amphibian relative the museum had filed under a known species. A co-author says that species name has become a catchall in the collection, so more fossils filed under it may prove to be separate animals.

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Evidence72
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Insufficient
Hype gap+15
Incentives30
Confidence70