Namibia fossil is a prehistoric 'swamp thing' with menacing fangs

YOU might call it the “swamp thing”. About 280 million years ago, a large creature built somewhat like a salamander but with frightful fangs prowled the swamps and lakes of what is now Namibia, ambushing prey as a top predator in a chilly ecosystem long before the dinosaurs.

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