[Rockhounds] Triassic amphibians the size of alligators perished in mass die-off in Wyoming

[Paul]

Triassic amphibians the size of alligators perished in mass die-off in Wyoming,
puzzling 'bone bed’ reveals By Skyler Ware, LiveScience, April 2, 2025
https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/triassic-amphibians-the-size-of-alligators-perished-in-mass-die-off-in-wyoming-puzzling-bone-bed-reveals

Ancient amphibians as big as alligators died in mass mortality event in Triassic Wyoming
In-depth assessment indicates dozens of giant amphibians perished on an ancient floodplain
News Release, EurekaAlert, April 2, 2025
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1078759

The open access paper is:

 Kufner, A.M., Deckman, M.E., Miller, H.R., So, C., Price, B.R., and Lovelace, D.M., 2025) 
A new metoposaurid (Temnospondyli) bonebed from the lower Popo Agie Formation 
(Carnian, Triassic) and an assessment of skeletal sorting. PLoS ONE 20(4): e0317325. 
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317325
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0317325

Yours,

 Paul H.