The Early Permian dissorophid Cacops displays its fearsome dentition as it preys on the hapless reptile Captorhinus. (Credit: Illustration by Brian Engh (dontmesswithdinosaurs.com))
The dissorophid Cacops is classified as a temnospondyl, but this image is not related to the new study.
Of all the animals facing a major mass extinction event 252 million years ago, it is perhaps appropriate that frog-like creatures were able to bounce back.
The amphibious nature of proto-frogs called temnospondyls provided a food-seeking edge, according to a study in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Surviving a Mass-Extinction Event
