Researchers have determined that Westlothiana lizziae, a salamander-like fossil found in West Lothian in 1984, represents land-walking animals 14 million years earlier than previously thought. The discovery fills a significant gap in the fossil record and reshapes understanding of vertebrate evolution from water to land.
Space Daily · Thursday, 4 June 2026
In 1984, an amateur palaeontologist found a small, nearly complete fossil in a quarry in West Lothian, Scotland. The creature, later named Westlothiana lizziae, is about 20 centimetres long and resembles a salamander. It is one of the earliest known examples …
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