A park ranger in south China has caught an enormous Chinese salamander that is the world's largest living amphibian and is known as the 'Living Fossil' because it has remained unchanged for 170million years.
The man, named only as Mr Xiao, was shocked to find the rare giant salamander swimming in the water and later released it back into the wild, reported the People's Daily Online.
Although it is one of the world's oldest species – dating back more than 170 million years – there are few surviving populations of giant salamander left in the wild. Its appearance has barely changed since the Jurassic period.
http://pelwal33..com/2015/03/a-chinese-captures-rare-giant.html

Wonderful

This Salamander always seems to be typical characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies-This one is absolutely huge

why does the name sounds like my pakistani friend' name?- Salman-dhar.





09:21:48
Tue, Mar 24, 2015

How were they able to calculate its existence period (nt doubtin d yr quoted) just bein curious

oushhh dere re so many human beings in dis world ooh chaiiiii

Is it this salamander that has remained unchanged for 170 million years or the class of amphibians known as the salamander have not metamorphosed in a 170 million years?

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The article is misleading....how can a creature live for 170million years.

theunusualmoon:
Is it this salamander that has remained unchanged for 170 million years or the class of amphibians known as the salamander have not metamorphosed in a 170 million years?

Same question on my mind.