Reptile and amphibian news wrap: Oldest dinosaur ever, cold-stunned turtles get mercy flight, amphibian music video

News of the most ancient dinosaur ever discovered broke today, as researchers announced the identification of what they believe is a dinosaur 15 millions years older than any previously identified.

Dubbed Nyasasaurus parringtoni, he was around the size of a Labrador retriever, according to University of Washington palaeontologist Sterling Nesbitt. Read more...

Cold-stunned sea turtles were transported in a donated mercy flight by pilots Gary Davis and Neil McCann. Davis owns Charleston-based Davis Air, Inc. More than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles have been discovered in New England waters since Monday alone, creating a crisis situation for wildlife agencies attempting to care for them. Read more...

And from the California Academy of Sciences, a music video about the world's more than 7,000 kinds of amphibian, as sung by Conor Loughridge and the Wiggly Tendrils. Go watch!