Tag Archive for 'Stem tetrapod'

New fossil evidence suggests that embolomeres did not undergo a metamorphosis the way that modern amphibians do when growing up, which challenges a long-standing scientific belief that amphibians, reptiles, and mammals evolved from animals that had a tadpole stage. Image credit: Berit Godring.

Earth’s First Land Animals May Never Have Been Amphibian-Like After All

Jun 19, 2026 by News Staff

Paleontologists from the Field Museum of Natural History have described the fossilized remains of baby embolomeres, crocodile-like predators that prowled...

Tanyka amnicola. Image credit: Vitor Silva.

275-Million-Year-Old Amphibian Relative with Twisted Jaws Rewrites Early Tetrapod Diets

Mar 10, 2026 by News Staff

A new genus and species of archaic stem tetrapod from the Permian period has been identified from fossil jawbones found in Brazil. Named Tanyka amnicola,...