You may know of salamanders as small, lizard-like creatures, around 10-20cm long. Now, try to picture a similar creature, with a flatter head – and inflate it to the size of a small car! An extraordinary creature indeed! A team of paleontologists identified at least 10 of these super-salamanders, from a jumble of bones unearthed in Portugal. And this seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Let’s see what they found. What Are These Super-salamanders? ‘Metoposaurus algarvensis’ is the technical name given to these enormous amphibians belonging to the late Triassic period, approximately 220-230...