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An Armored Amphibian That Lived Its Whole Life at Sea? It's a Fossil First
No amphibian on Earth lives in the ocean. Their porous skin – crucial for gas and water exchange – generally can't cope with the salt.
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No amphibian on Earth lives in the ocean. Their porous skin – crucial for gas and water exchange – generally can't cope with the salt. But two fossils unearthed from a Late Triassic deposit in China suggest an ancient amphibian species not only inhabited saltwater – it made a proper return to the ocean, living its whole life at sea.
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