Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived. The animal, researchers say, is roughly 272-million-year-old.

The fossils suggest it was a suction feeder that also had a powerful bite for capturing larger prey. “It has these huge fangs, the whole front of the mouth is just giant teeth,” study co ...

The Field Museum of Natural History alone has drawers upon drawers filled with fossils of different ... “Modern giant salamanders live in colder, mountainous environments. It takes time for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived. The predator, which was larger than a ...

An ancient aquatic predator resembling a giant salamander turned up in an African fossil deposit, suggesting unwritten chapters of how animals moved onto land. By Asher Elbein Some 280 million ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived. The predator, which was larger than a person ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamanderlike beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived. The predator, which was larger than a ...