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Are saltwater-amphibians possible?

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There is one saltwater amphibian: the crab-eating frog. According to .... TLDR: Early saltwater amphibians/tetrapods were eventually out competed by sharks, bony fish and arthropods. Where on ... on land as well. Also all the early tetrapods would most likely look very similar to amphibians today/weird fish. read more

What I'm saying is, it's equally possible for life to have originated in Salt Water despite there not being many salt water amphibians today. The salinity of the water could have been the catalyst for amphibians to move onto land primarily. read more

as an aside, though there are no saltwater amphibians today, there are quite a few amphibious saltwater creatures including crocodiles, turtles, penguins, mudhoppers and seals. one wonders whether these have filled ecological niches that once belonged to amphibians. read more

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