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. Tadpoles and adults of the extinct ...

The discovery is helping to clear up a long-standing mystery as to when frogs and toads evolved their iconic two-stage life-cycle. "The research demonstrates that a tadpole stage followed by a ...

The type is based on the biome the tadpole grew up in, and the main difference between them is their colour. Here’s an overview: If you're looking for a specific biome type to breed frogs ...

More than that, this tadpole was long enough to fit in your typical hot dog bun. The find, which relates to a close relative of our contemporary frogs, was described Wednesday in the journal Nature.

This guide provides essential tools for identifying hylid tadpole species across Hispaniola, facilitating the differentiation of native tadpoles from invasive species like Aquarana catesbeiana ...

The petrified pollywog shows that the modern filter-feeding, puddle-dwelling characteristics of tadpoles had already evolved in some of the earliest frogs. In 2020, a team of scientists from ...

The oldest recorded fossils of adult frogs date back to around 217 million years ago, in the Late Triassic Period, but the oldest preserved tadpoles had been from roughly 140 million years ago ...

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It may settle a debate about when the tadpole stage of frog development evolved. "There are some researchers that state that probably the most [ancient] frogs didn't have a tadpole stage," said ...

Measuring about six inches long—similar to a hot dog—this fossil is the oldest-known tadpole ever found and offers new insight into the evolution of frogs. Tadpoles typically undergo a dramatic ...