Kermit the Fossil: Muppet inspires ancient amphibian species

Researchers named an amphibian species of a 270 million-year-old fossil found 40 years ago after the famous Muppet character Kermit the Frog.

BORACAY, Philippines — Researchers named an amphibian species of a 270 million-year-old fossil found 40 years ago after the famous Muppet character Kermit the Frog.

"Using the name Kermit has significant implications for how we can bridge the science that is done by paleontologists in museums to the general public," said So. "Because this animal is a distant relative of today's amphibians, and Kermit is a modern-day amphibian icon, it was the perfect name for it.

Mann said the fossil will be able to show the origins of modern amphibians are "a little more complex" than previous research has presented before.

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