Perhaps the most surprising revelation of this study is just how big the Jurassic tadpole was. Although it’s not larger than ...

The tadpole was about 6 inches (16 centimeters) long — like a baseball with a 3-inch-long (7.6 cm) tail. The adult frog is just as big, which surprised the researchers. "Both [juvenile and adult ...

A fossil of the world's oldest tadpole, which coexisted with dinosaurs in the Middle Jurassic about 165 million years ago, is pictured next to a 3D-printed representation of the tadpole and of a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ... Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million ...

The Notobatrachus tadpole, however, was the same length as one of the adult frogs. “That feature is really, really hard to find in nature today,” Dr. Chuliver said. “Such a big size was ...

The discovery in Patagonia shows that frogs have had a tadpole stage for at least 160 million years. Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today.

Scientists have found the oldest fossil of a giant tadpole, which moved more than 160 million years ago. The recent fossil discovery in Argentina predates the former ancient record holder by roughly ...

Fossils of the ancient frog Notobatrachus degiustoi push the known tadpole timeline back more than 30 million years.