Scientists Describe First Fully Marine Triassic Amphibian

Ancient armored bottom-feeder is first seagoing amphibian

KSL News • 27 oct. 13h23

Scientists have described Gerrothorax maritimus, a 30-inch armored amphibian that lived in the sea 237 million years ago, marking the first known fully marine amphibian.

Evolutionary ‘game-changer’: weird armoured amphibian lived in ancient seas

Nature • 26 oct. 19h13

Fossils of a heavily armored amphibian from the Late Triassic in China suggest the species may have lived fully in salty seas, a rare trait among amphibians.

First fully marine amphibian from 230 million years ago found in China

Yahoo • 26 oct. 18h00

Fossils of Gerrothorax maritimus, a three-foot, armor-covered amphibian that lived in the sea 230 million years ago, were described by an international research team.

This skeleton was found in China in 2004. Scientist finally know what it is

BBC Wildlife Magazine • 26 oct. 17h00

Researchers have described a new Late Triassic amphibian, Gerrothorax maritimus, that lived in fully marine conditions, challenging the view that amphibians never colonised the sea.

This Armored Amphibian Turned the Triassic Seafloor Into a Living Nightmare

Gizmodo • 26 oct. 16h00

Researchers describe a 30-inch armored amphibian from 237 million years ago that lived permanently in seawater, marking the first known marine amphibian.