The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant-eater Tanyka was a “living fossil” when it stalked ...

Scientists have described Tanyka amnicola, a newly identified species of prehistoric creature that lived 275 million years ...

While the search for more Tanyka bones continues, the find is already helping researchers solve another puzzle—filling in the ...

Based on these details, its closest evolutionary relatives, and its river habitat, the study’s authors believe Tanyka likely resembled a three-foot-long salamander sporting a lengthier snout. But at ...