An ancient tadpole fossil, the oldest ever found. Credit: Tnarg 12345 / CC BY-SA 3.0 A team of scientists has discovered a fossilized tadpole from the Jurassic era, revealing that some ancient ...

Tadpoles and adults of Notobatrachus degiustoi in a mid-Jurassic pond of Patagonia are seen in an artist's reconstruction. (Gabriel Lío) Researchers know frogs were hopping around as far back as ...

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 ...

By scientifically reuniting the adult and child, researchers were able to shed light on when frogs evolved to begin as tadpoles. While researchers have stated that most frogs didn’t have a ...

Researchers know frogs were hopping around as far back as 217 million years ago. But exactly how and when they evolved to begin as tadpoles remains unclear. This new discovery adds some clarity to ...

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 ...

An artist's impression of both Notobatrachus degiustoi adults and tadpoles. The giant frogs lived during the Jurassic Period, alongside the dinosaurs (as depicted in the background.) An artist's ...

Tadpoles have been wriggling in the world’s ponds for at least 161 million years. A newly detailed fossil finding pushes the record for earliest known tadpoles back an additional 30 million ...

Tadpoles are born with oversized heads and long tails. Soon the tails vanish, swapped out for tiny legs and a more frog-like shape. This incredible anatomical rejiggering is easy to take for granted.

Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today. Tadpoles and adults of the extinct frog species Notobatrachus degiustoi (illustrated) lived in temporary ponds in what is the Patagonia ...

In addition, tadpoles are made mostly of cartilage and soft tissue; they don't form the hard bones that fossilize more easily until adulthood. "Luckily, this tadpole is in an advanced stage of ...