A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found. By Asher Elbein The metamorphosis of a frog from baby to adult is one of nature ...

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 ...

An exquisitely preserved fossilised tadpole is the oldest ever discovered by science, dating back 161 million years, with an anatomy that is strikingly similar to some of today’s species.

When you buy through links on our articles ... paleontologists made an accidental discovery: the oldest tadpole ever found. The fossil, unearthed in the La Matilde Formation in Patagonia, may ...

Found in a rock in Argentina, the six-inch-long tadpole sheds light on the history of frog metamorphosis Alexa Robles-Gil Daily Correspondent An artist depicts the tadpole and frog individuals of ...

While they didn’t uncover any dinos, they instead stumbled upon the oldest known fossil tadpole. “The paleontologists found hundreds of adult specimens of the basal ghost frog, the ancestor of ...

A sixteen-centimeter (6-inch) tadpole fossil intrigues scientists. Discovered in Patagonia, it could well redefine our understanding of the evolution of frogs. This exceptional finding sheds light on ...

The fossilization of the tadpole's "delicate structures," like its eyes and gills, allowed for a detailed analysis of the rare find. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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

Paleontologists working in Patagonia have unearthed the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole—and it was a whopper, measuring in at more than six inches long, the size of an adult human hand.

Santo Domingo.-Barrick Pueblo Viejo has launched the Field Guide to Hylid Tadpoles of Hispaniola, highlighting its commitment to national biodiversity and responsible mining. This guide provides ...

Not only is this particular species, Notobatrachus degiustoi, remarkable for being the oldest known tadpole fossil — dating back around 160 million years to the Middle Jurassic — but it’s ...