Sean Kelly
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Fossil of fearsome amphibian uncovered
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A geology student on a field trip stumbled across the fossil of an oversized, salamander-like creature with vicious crocodile-like teeth that lived about 300 million years ago, paleontologists said.
Scientists say the find is both a new species and a new genus, a broader category in the classification of plants and animals. Talks are under way about what to call the new species, starting with "Striegeli" -- after the University of Pittsburgh student who discovered it.
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Cool! I want one of these bad boys for X-Mas! 
Smile; It confuses people.  |
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11-19-2004 11:26 PM
