Fossil remains of a previously unknown species of a crocodile-like "super salamander" that grew as long as a small car and was a top predator more than 200 million years ago have been found in southern Portugal, researchers announced Tuesday. The species grew up to two meters (six feet) in length and lived in lakes and rivers, University of Edinburgh researchers said. The team said the species, given the name Metoposaurus algarvensis, was part of a wider group of primitive amphibians that were widespread at the time but became extinct. They are the ancestors of modern amphibians such as frogs, and are believed by paleontologists to have lived at the same time the dinosaurs began their dominance. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/24/world/europe/ap-eu-super-salamander.html?_r=0
