A recently published paper describes a 20 to 30 million year old salamander fossil found in current day Dominican Republic.

The Caribbean may be abundant in wildlife, but one animal discovery in the region surprised even scientists. 

A recently published paper describes a 20 to 30 million year old salamander fossil found in current day Dominican Republic. 

This is the first evidence that salamanders existed in the area, and the first one to be found in amber. 

The creature is believed to have lost its leg to a predator before falling into a resin deposit. 

And while it likely resembled those still found in the wild today,