How the Amphibian Family Tree Has Evolved Over Tens of Millions of Years
A team of scientists have recently discovered that the amphibian family tree evolved tens of millions of years earlier than previously thought. This finding, published in the journal Nature, could help us better understand the origin and evolutionary history of amphibians, which are a key component of many ecosystems. The researchers used a combination of genetic and fossil data to reconstruct the evolutionary history of amphibians, and found that the earliest amphibians likely evolved in the Devonian period, around 380 million years ago. This is tens of millions of years earlier than what was previously thought, and changes our understanding of the evolution of modern amphibians.
source: Phys.org