Creature named for Kermit the Frog offers clues on amphibian evolution

Creature named for Kermit the Frog offers clues on amphibian evolution

WASHINGTON, March 22 — There definitely were no muppets during the Permian Period, but there was a Kermit — or at least a forerunner of modern amphibians that has been named after the celebrity frog. Scientists yesterday described the fossilised skull of a creature called Kermitops gratus that lived in what is now Texas about … Read more