Giant Salamander-Like Predator Dominated Prehistoric Swamps
Gaiasia jennyae, a top predator with a unique skull, lived 40 million years before dinosaurs in the icy swamps of ancient Namibia.
- Gaiasia jennyae had a two-foot-long skull and was larger than a person.
- It used its toilet seat-shaped head and interlocking fangs to ambush prey.
- The species thrived in cold, swampy environments near the 60th parallel south.
- Its discovery challenges previous beliefs about early tetrapod distribution.
- Named for the Gai-As Formation in Namibia and paleontologist Jenny Clack.
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