Student scientists Allison Sefcovic and Payton Kohlberg hold epoxy sculptures of the species named after their moms: Jeanerpeton mazonensis. (Arjan Mann via SWNS)
A newly identified frog-like creature that lived before the dinosaurs has been named by the student scientists that discovered it — after their moms.
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A model of Jeanerpeton on the floor of the Carboniferous forest at the Field Museum's Evolving Planet exhibition. (Allison Sefcovic via SWNS)
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Photo and illustration of the fossil of Jeanerpeton mazonensis. (Allison Sefcovic via SWNS)
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