This Armored Amphibian Turned the Triassic Seafloor Into a Living Nightmare
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "Fossils found in China in 2004 revealed that a bony, armored amphibian lived entirely at sea 237 million years ago. Scientists ultimately identified the creature as Earth's first fully-marine amphibian that stalked the Triassic seafloor.
Following these revelations, coverage of the prehistoric predator quieted." }
Epilogue added 8d ago, after coverage quieted.
What happened
- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 5 distinct news outlets with 5 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 14.
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"This Armored Amphibian Turned the Triassic Seafloor Into a Living Nightmare" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Science sector, tracked across 5 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
Key reporting was led by New Scientist, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Popular Science and Phys.org. Coverage velocity and cross-outlet momentum were measured using Newsylist open coverage telemetry.
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This Armored Amphibian Turned the Triassic Seafloor Into a Living Nightmare Gizmodo · 10d ago broke it first
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