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Chinese salamanders tell tales

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A palaeontological treasure trove of over 500 specimens will help in understanding the evolutionary history of salamanders and their relationships with other amphibians.

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Figure 1: Geological timescale showing the overall pattern of amphibian evolution, and the time of occurrence of the fossils discussed by Gao and Shubin1 and shown in Fig. 2.
Figure 2: Comparison of the body proportions and limb structures of a fossil salamander, caecilian and frog.

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