Each week, "Flying Horse" features dozens of Central Illinois children's thoughts and drawings on various topics. This week: ...

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Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” ...

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Witton ( The end-Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was the largest, wiping out up to 90% of species.

Learn why the temnospondyls’ inability to evolve eventually did them in when mammals and dinosaurs appeared on the scene.

This extinction event occurred 252 million years ago and was most likely triggered by a cascade of volcanic eruptions. ​​ Though 90% of life perished, some species survived despite the environmental ...

Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...