Paleontological Breakthroughs

From Dear Kitty:

Canadian scientists said a 290 million-year-old fossil, “frogamander,” settles a long and hot debate over the origin of frogs and salamanders.

The fossil that links modern frogs and salamanders proves the previously disputed fact some modern amphibians, frogs and salamanders, evolved from one group of ancient primitive amphibians called “temnospondyls.”