Scientists discover 161 million-year-old, giant tadpole fossil in Argentina​​​​​​​

[Oxytropidoceras]

Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina

Tadpole that wriggled around 160m years ago surpasses previous

record holder by about 20m years The Guardian and Associated Press

 

The oldest tadpole ever found is 161 million years old and amazingly

preserved By Emily Kwong, Regina G. Barber, Jessica Yung, and

Ailsa Chang, NPR, Shortwave

 

The paper is:

 

Chuliver, M., Agnolín, F.L., Scanferla, A., Aranciaga Rolando, M.,

Ezcurra, M.D., Novas, F.E. and Xu, X., 2024. The oldest tadpole

reveals evolutionary stability of the anuran life cycle. Nature, pp.1-5.

 

Researchgate version (PDF)

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

[doushantuo]

Paul ,thanks for this.

Most of the time the work of Argentinian scientists on fossil vertebrates ends up in heavily paywalled publications.

Edited November 16, 2024 by doushantuo