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 ...

"The research demonstrates that a tadpole stage followed by a drastic metamorphosis was a successful strategy of great relevance to the evolution of frogs and toads," paper author and ...

The finding sheds new light on early frog evolution, suggesting that even at their earliest evolutionary stages, frogs and toads had a tadpole life stage, according to John Long, a palaeontologist ...

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.

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 ...

the fossil tadpole is considered a giant. In evolution, gigantism is the result of species evolving large body sizes relative to their small-bodied ancestors. Many adult Notobatrachus degiustoi ...

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.

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

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 ...