An ancient tadpole fossil, the oldest ever found, was recently unearthed in Argentina, providing insights into the evolution of modern frogs.

“It’s not only the oldest tadpole known, but also the most exquisitely preserved,” said study author Mariana Chuliver, a ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.

Scientists in Argentina have uncovered the world’s oldest tadpole fossil, dating back 161 million years to the Jurassic ...

This is 20 million years earlier than scientists previously thought. "When I first saw the fossil, I said, 'Okay, it is a ...

While in search of dinosaur fossils, a team of Argentine and Chinese scientists in Argentina found something else instead: ...

W hen we think of the Jurassic, images of giants come to mind. Giant dinosaurs, giant pterosaurs, giant frogs… If the latter ...

The fossilization of the tadpole's "delicate structures," like its eyes and gills, allowed for a detailed analysis of the ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago.

Scientists have unearthed a fossil of the world’s oldest tadpole in Argentina — a shock finding that could alter our ...

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest giant tadpole fossil, dating back over 160 million years, in Argentina.