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Scientists Unearth the Oldest Tadpole Fossil Ever Found, and It's a 161-Million-Year-Old 'Giant'
While in search of dinosaur fossils, a team of Argentine and Chinese scientists in Argentina found something else instead: ...
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Giant 160-million-year-old tadpole sheds new light on frog evolution
Scientist have recently uncovered a remarkable find. Not only is this particular species, Notobatrachus degiustoi, remarkable ...
Giant tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered
Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, which lived among the Jurassic dinosaurs 160 million years ...
This ancient giant tadpole will change what we know about frogs
Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago. The ...
Giant tadpole fossil discovered in Argentina
Researchers say the fossil shows the evolution of frogs and toads, revealing that tadpoles today are very similar to their ...
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Oldest tadpole on record was a Jurassic giant
The fossilization of the tadpole's "delicate structures," like its eyes and gills, allowed for a detailed analysis of the ...
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World’s oldest Jurassic-era giant tadpole fossil found, dating back 160 million years
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest giant tadpole fossil, dating back over 160 million years, in Argentina.
Tadpole the Size of a Hand Clarifies Long-Standing Evolution Enigma
The researchers believe that N. degiustoi likely reached its giant size—which rivaled that of most anurans alive during the age of reptiles (251.9–66.0 million years ago)—as a result of having a long ...
The oldest tadpole fossil ever has been found—and it’s a big one
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.
Fossil Reveals Oldest Known Tadpole That Grew to the Size of a Hot Dog
A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found.
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The Oldest Known Tadpole From 161 Million Years Ago Is Absolutely Massive
W hen we think of the Jurassic, images of giants come to mind. Giant dinosaurs, giant pterosaurs, giant frogs… If the latter ...
This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered
NEW YORK -- Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ...