By uncovering the oldest-known tadpole, the researchers have provided a foundational piece in the puzzle of amphibian ...

The researchers believe that N. degiustoi likely reached its giant size—which rivaled that of most anurans alive during the age of reptiles (251.9–66.0 million years ago)—as a result of having a long ...

At more than 160 million years old, a recently discovered amphibian fossil has set a new record for the earliest known ...

In a discovery rewriting the evolutionary playbook, scientists have unearthed a 161-million-year-old tadpole fossil in ...

Scientists have unearthed a fossil of the world’s oldest tadpole in Argentina — a shock finding that could alter our understanding of amphibian evolution, experts say. Paleontologists made the ...

A search for dinosaur fossils unintentionally shifted into a discovery of the oldest tadpole ever discovered when a team ...

This discovery “reveals fundamental aspects about the evolution of the life cycle of ... “Notably, both N. degiustoi tadpole and adult reached a large size, demonstrating that tadpole ...

However, tadpoles have not been seen before Cretaceous (roughly 145 million years ago). In evolution, gigantism is the result of species evolving large body sizes relative to their small-bodied ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period. Strawberry poison-dart frog transporting the tadpoles.

the oldest tadpole ever found. The fossil, unearthed in the La Matilde Formation in Patagonia, may finally settle a debate about frog evolution, the scientists reported Wednesday (Oct. 30 ...

So, like, any kid who stared into a puddle knows how awesome tadpoles are. CHANG: Yeah. KWONG: It turns out they're even more awesome than we thought, if you ask evolution. CHANG: Wow. I have an ...