161-Million-Year-Old Fossil is the Oldest Known Tadpole

161-Million-Year-Old Fossil is the Oldest Known Tadpole

Paleontologists have discovered the well-preserved fossilized remains of a tadpole of the early anuran species Notobatrachus degiustoi at the locality of Estancia La Matilde in Patagonia, Argentina.

Life reconstruction of tadpoles and adults of Notobatrachus degiustoi. Image credit: Gabriel Lio.

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