Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles exchanges and international cooperative efforts for study and publications. The society was founded as a regional organization, The Ohio Herpetological Society (OHS), by two young but serious-minded amateurs, Kraig Adler and David M. Dennis, then 16 and 17 years of age respectively. They decided in the fall of 1957 to formalize interactions amongst a small group of amateur herpetologists throughout Ohio and began publishing a combined journal and newsletter (called the "Trimonthly Report") in January 1958. The name of the society was changed to The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles on January 1, 1967. The SSAR publishes
Evolution of reptiles numerous sharp teeth indicating an insectivorous diet. Other examples include "Westlothiana" (sometimes considered a reptiliomorph amphibian rather than a true amniote) and "Paleothyris", both of similar build and presumably similar habit. One of the best known early reptiles is "Mesosaurus", a genus from the early Permian that had returned to water, feeding on fish. The earliest reptiles were largely overshadowed by bigger labyrinthodont amphibians, such as "Cochleosaurus", and remained a small, inconspicuous part of the fauna until after the small ice age at the end of the Carboniferous. It was traditionally assumed that first reptiles were anapsids, having a solid