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A prehistoric amphibian ancestor is named after Kermit the Frog | Top Vip News

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[ad_1] One crawled across the rain-soaked soil of what is now Texas more than 270 million years ago, possibly feeding on fast-moving insects. The other endeared himself to millions as a banjo-playing traveling newscaster and reluctant boyfriend of Miss Piggy, known as Kermit the Frog. Now they share a name. On Thursday, scientists announced that … Read more

They identify a crocodile ancestor from 215 million years before the dinosaurs | Top Vip News

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[ad_1] The recent identification of fossils of an ancient, heavily armored ancestral species of crocodile, known as aetosaurs, provides a glimpse into our world 215 million years ago. The study, led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and published in the journal The anatomical record Earlier this year, he announced a new … Read more