# Armored amphibian lived entirely at sea 237 million years ago, fossils suggest

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:00:06+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-armored-amphibian-sea-million-years.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/armored-amphibian-lived-entirely-at-sea-237-million-years-ago-fossils--d1cb40/

Scientists report fossil evidence of the first fully marine amphibian in a study from the University of California, Davis; Peking University; and the Geological Museum of Guizhou. The amphibian is an armored, giant salamander–sized, bottom-dwelling ocean creature that the researchers named Gerrothorax maritimus.

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