Kermit the Frog Inspires Name of New Ancient Amphibian Species Discovered by Researchers
Kermitops gratus and Kermit the Frog.Photo:Smithsonian;Getty Smithsonian;Getty Scientists have found a previously undiscovered ancientamphibian species— and named it in honor of one of the most famous frogs of all time. In a new research paper published Thursday in theZoological Journal of the Linnean Society, scientists working with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History announced that they had identified a fossilized skull from a 270 million-year-old amphibian with wide eyes and a wide mouth....