Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Study on amphibians

Chomp came before stomp for early amphibians (Reuters)

A Phyllomedusa Tomopterna frog is shown in an herpetologist lab in this undated photo taken in Quito, Ecuador. Even before fully emerging as land dwellers, Earth's first amphibious four-legged animals attained a biting feeding style that distinguished them from their fishy ancestors and prepared them for a terrestrial existence, scientists said on Monday. REUTERS/Martin Bustamante/HandoutReuters - They developed their chomp beforethey developed their stomp.


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