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A Fossil Misidentified for Decades Turns Out To Be a 309-Million-Year-Old Species

A misidentified museum fossil has revealed Jeanerpeton mazonensis, a distinct amphibian ancestor that lived near present-day Chicago 309 million years ago.

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