Wooww! A half-tonne amphibian, surviving ancient droughts 230 million years ago, sought refuge in underground havens, a remarkable adaptation showcasing resilience through prehistoric climatic challenges
A giant prehistoric amphibian once burrowed under ground to become dormant when water was scarce, according to a new study. Metoposaurus diagnosticus weighed half a tonne and was 10 feet long, but its environment had only two seasons: wet and dry. The Metoposaurus needed water for its Lifestyle , but researchers have discovered the extremely long dry season 230 million years ago drove the species to burrow under ground and go dormant. Metoposaurus diagnosticus weighed half a tonne and was 10 feet long, but its environment had only two seasons: wet and dry. It needed water for its lifestyle, but researchers have discovered the extremely long dry season 230 million drove the species to burrow underground and go dormant The burrowing behaviour of Metoposaurus was recently discovered by Dorota Konietzko-Meier, of the University of Opole in Poland and the University of Bonn in Germany, and Martin Sander, also of the University of Bonn. Their study, published in the Jou...