The Time Amphibians Turned Into Carnivorous Pancakes

Amphibians are funky as they are, but, they used to be even more weird, and one family in particular, the Plagiosauridae was the weirdest of them all. This was a group of amphibians that essentially tried to become 'paper', via making their bodies extremely flat. They adopted this pancake like design in order to thrive throughout the Triassic period, an age that isn’t exactly known for being a walk in the park. And through their unique evolutionary changes, these amphibians were indeed able to thrive, with one genus alone existing without any major changes for over thirty million years, the Gerrothorax, a testament to the ingenious nature of their body structure. Credit Thumbnail: Spinosaurus1/ Fredrick Alexander Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Music: "Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/