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Giant Salamander Species Uncovered in 3.5 Million-Year-Old Fossil

Unveiling a Lost Era: The Discovery of Limnospondylus ajimuensis Fossils unearthed in Japan's Ajimu region nearly three decades ago have been reclassified as belonging to a previously unknown species of giant salamander, Limnospondylus ajimuensis.

This discovery not only expands our understanding of these enigmatic creatures but also offers a glimpse into the region's distant past. The fossils date back 3.

5 million years to the Pliocene era and were initially misclassified as belonging to the genus Andrias, which includes the largest amphibians alive today.

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