article_snippet: Yawunik kootenayi, shown in the reconstruction above, lived in the ocean 508 million years ago. 
article_snippet: A crocodile-like amphibian that was the size of a small car dominated prehistoric lakes more than 200 million years ago, a new study has found.
article_snippet: Palaeontologists discovered the fossilised remains of the 'super salamander' while excavating on the site of an ancient lake in southern Portugal.
article_snippet: The predator, which grew to be around two metres (6.5 ft) in length and lived in lakes and rivers during the Late Triassic Period, has been named Metoposaurus algarvensis.
article_snippet: With a mouth filled with sharp needle-like teeth a mouth filled with sharp needle-like teeth is thought to have preyed upon fish but could also have snapped up any small early dinosaurs that got to close to the water.
article_snippet: The fossil of Yawunik (above) was examined using scanning electron microscope to help reveal The fossil of Yawunik (above) tiny details .
article_snippet: The image above shows The fossil of Yawunik (above) just after it had been excavated by scientists. 
article_snippet: other animals used scanning electron microscope technology to make maps of the fossil and reconstruct how the fossil would have looked.
article_snippet: I am ecstatic that the research team recognizes how important our history is in our territory, and chose to honour the Ktunaxa through this amazing discovery.'