Fossils found in Japan,
New giant salamander,
Life from ancient past.
New giant salamander,
Life from ancient past.
Fossils discovered in Japan more than two decades ago have finally been identified as a new genus and species of giant salamander. Limnospondylus ajimuensis lived around 3.5 million years ago in a warmer, wetter Kyushu and may have reached 1.1 meters in length. Its discovery…