Summary:
- This article discusses the discovery of a 305-million-year-old fossil that is believed to be an ancestor of modern salamanders.
- The fossil, named Triamyxa coellensis, is a small, lizard-like creature that provides insights into the evolution of amphibians.
- The unique features of the fossil, such as its well-developed limbs and tail, suggest that it was an early terrestrial vertebrate that could move on land, unlike modern salamanders which are primarily aquatic.