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Triassic Amphibian Had Unique Adaptations for Seasonal Estivation


Paleontologists have described a new species of fossil temnospondyl amphibian from the Triassic Jelm Formation of Wyoming, preserved in torpedo-shaped burrows where they waited out the dry season.

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