After weeks or months, these larvae undergo a process of metamorphosis, which see the tadpoles change into frogs—growing legs, lungs to breathe on land, changing mouthparts to eat meat rather ...

The researchers were looking for dinosaurs when the discovery was made by chance Argentine researchers found by chance what resulted to be the oldest tadpole fossil in the world. According to an ...

While searching for dinosaur fossils in Argentina, paleontologists made an accidental discovery: the oldest tadpole ever ...

Such giant tadpoles aren’t common today, says Chuliver, and when they do occur, they usually grow into relatively small adults compared with other frog species. Instead, N. degiustoi was big ...

This life cycle, known as metamorphosis, is common in modern frogs. Today’s tadpoles are usually quite small, rarely growing beyond one or two inches before maturing into adult frogs. However, this ...

She suggests the large size was most likely due to the tadpoles having no competitors in their seasonal ponds. The young frogs had access to plenty of food resources, allowing them to grow more.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago. The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ...

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Scientists in Argentina have discovered excellently preserved fossil remains of the oldest-known tadpole, the larval stage of a large frog species that lived ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by Mariana Chuliver shows the oldest-known tadpole fossil found in Patagonia, Argentina ...