amphibians
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A 2023 analysis of roughly 8,000 amphibian species found that two out of five are threatened with extinction, making amphibians the most endangered group of vertebrates.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
In 2024, the long-lost specimens were finally located, allowing researchers to reexamine these puzzling marine amphibians with modern techniques.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Those amphibians are endangered due to habitat loss.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
Dr. Marc Jones, a curator of fossil reptiles and amphibians who co authored the research, notes that the Eocene was marked by major climate shifts worldwide.
From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025
“Like mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians? Okay? Then that didn’t work. It was too confusing with the squid and the horseshoe crab.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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