Stunning reconstruction of Jurassic salamander fossil reveals skull’s weirdness in 3D

Researchers have finally pieced together the skull of an ancient salamander ancestor that has been stuck inside a rock for around 50 years. X-ray scans enabled scientists to digitally reassemble the amphibian's skull and declare it a new species.

Stunning reconstruction of Jurassic salamander fossil reveals skull’s weirdness in 3D
Researchers have finally pieced together the skull of an ancient salamander ancestor that has been stuck inside a rock for around 50 years. X-ray scans enabled scientists to digitally reassemble the amphibian's skull and declare it a new species.