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Fossils found decades ago reveal an extinct giant salamander

Summary by Scientific Inquirer
Kyoto University researchers identified 1990s-era fossil vertebrae from Oita, Japan as a new genus and species of giant salamander, Limnospondylus ajimuensis, that lived 3.5 million years ago.
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Fossils found decades ago reveal an extinct giant salamander

Kyoto University researchers identified 1990s-era fossil vertebrae from Oita, Japan as a new genus and species of giant salamander, Limnospondylus ajimuensis, that lived 3.5 million years ago.

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Scientific Inquirer broke the news on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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