The first major groups of amphibians developed in the Devonian period, around 370 million years ago, from lobe-finned fish which were similar to the modern coelacanth and lungfish.
ðə fˈɜːst mˈeɪdʒɚ ɡɹˈuːps ʌv æmfˈɪbiənz dɪvˈɛləpt ɪnðə dɛvˈoʊniən pˈiəɹɪəd, ɚɹˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, fɹʌm lˈoʊbfˈɪnd fˈɪʃ wˌɪtʃ wɜː sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðə mˈɑːdɚn sˈiːlɐkˌænθ ænd lˈʌŋfɪʃ.