SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 4, 2025Interesting Engineering

252 million years ago ancient frogs outsmarted Earth’s deadliest extinction: Study

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Temnospondyls, ancient amphibian relatives, survived the end-Permian extinction by adapting to freshwater habitats and diverse diets, maintaining their size range and crossing tropical "dead zones," but later declined due to competition from dinosaurs and mammals.

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