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Title
First Discovery of Salamander Preserved in Amber.
Abstract
The article reports on the discovery of a fossil of an extinct species called Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae preserved in amber in the Dominican Republic. Topics include the absence of salamanders in the Caribbean today, the possibility of a climactic event that caused the salamander's extinction in the area, and the early lineage of the plethodon salamander fossil. It also mentions the discovery of fossils of rhinoceroses in Jamaica and jaguars in the Dominican Republic.