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Earliest example of a rapid-fire tongue found in ‘weird and wonderful’ extinct amphibians

Fossils of bizarre, armored amphibians known as albanerpetontids provide the oldest evidence of a slingshot-style tongue, a new Science study shows. Despite having lizardlike cl…
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A speed-eating surprise! The oldest example of a rapid-fire tongue belongs to a bizarre, extinct amphibian known as an albanerpetontid, or “albie.” Learn more about this new genus and species #YakshaPerettii

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A speed-eating surprise! The oldest example of a rapid-fire tongue belongs to a bizarre, extinct amphibian known as an albanerpetontid, or “albie.” Learn more about this new genus and species #YakshaPerettii

Find this Pin and more on Florida Museum: Research by Florida Museum.

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