Tuesday, 29 September 2026

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

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

“A fossil held in the Field Museum's collection for decades under the wrong name has been identified as Jeanerpeton mazonensis, an early amphibian ancestor. The creature, which lived 309 million years ago near present-day Chicago, possessed a unique anatomy resembling a cross between a salamander and a frog.”

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