Not only wasn’t it extinct when the rocks it was found in were laid down ... climate but fared well in colder weather. “Modern giant salamanders live in colder, mountainous environments.

Researchers have identified two new species of giant salamander ... from wild salamanders challenges this assumption. The research, published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, found three ...

Those original Chinese giant salamanders interbred with local Japanese ones. Today, their hybrid descendants are found in waterways ... at the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan province.