India, July 20 -- Scientists have identified a previously unknown giant salamander species from fossil bones discovered ...

Three fossilised bones dug up in Japan nearly thirty years ago have finally revealed their true identity, and it turns out to ...

Growing up to 5 feet long, the Japanese giant salamander is among the largest amphibians living today. Now it's got a new ...

In the late 1990s in the Ajimu region of Japan's Oita Prefecture, researchers discovered three fossilized vertebrae belonging ...

Three bones unearthed in Japan have revealed a lost giant salamander species that prowled ancient wetlands 3.5 million years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild sightings of California giant salamanders are increasingly uncommon. So when a park ranger spotted one while monitoring ...

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East Tennessee State University, scientists now better understand how it helped ...

River dams have long been blamed for disrupting the movements of fish, and not just the marine species; they can also cause ...

KYOTO, Japan – In Japanese rivers, if you’re very lucky, you might find unusual amphibians that grow up to 5 feet long and look like strange cartoon dinosaurs. They are giant salamanders. “Salamanders ...

Modern giant salamanders live only in water, but their earliest, largest known ancestor, which had a burly head and lengthy limbs to boot, may have ventured onto land, researchers say. Subscribe to ...