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To: NormsRevenge
Salamanders—all amphibians—are in decline worldwide.

Amphibians are our most recently-evolved creature, having evolved from reptiles.

7 posted on 04/05/2009 4:16:34 PM PDT by Does so (One Big Assed Mistake, America)
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To: Does so

Actually, amphibians are the most primitive land vertebrates. They still require water for reproduction. That’s what leads to the road-crossing mortality.


10 posted on 04/05/2009 4:19:04 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: Does so

you got that backwards, amphibians first appeared during the devonian about 370 million years ago ichthyostega being the first. The first reptiliomorph was westlothiana which was the first precursor to reptiles appearing approximately 350 mill yrs. ago. The first true reptiles known were approx. 300 mill years ago in the Carboniferous period.


16 posted on 04/05/2009 4:39:41 PM PDT by Luigi Vasellini (What do you call 2 toddlers and some duct tape??........muslim body armor!!!!!!!)
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