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240-million-year-old giant amphibian fossil receives new recognition
The creature inhabited fresh waters in what is now known as the Sydney Basin during the Triassic period.
It likely fed on ancient fish like Cleithrolepis but little else is known.
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The fossil of an Arenaerpeton supinatus from 240 million years ago that was discovered in the 1990s has received new recognition, after finally being formerly named and categorized by scientists from the University of New South Wales and the Australian Museum, according to an academic article published on August 3.
The peer-reviewed article, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, detailed the…