Articles for tag: apex predators, evolutionary history, paleontology, Paleozoic era, prehistoric amphibians

How Giant Amphibians Became Earth's First Apex Predators

How Giant Amphibians Became Earth’s First Apex Predators

Long before dinosaurs stomped across ancient landscapes and massive reptiles dominated prehistoric seas, Earth belonged to creatures far different from today’s slimy frogs and salamanders. Picture massive amphibians the size of crocodiles lurking in steamy swamps, their jaws bristling with razor-sharp teeth, ruling over a world where oxygen levels were so high that insects grew ...