The first frog fossil from Antarctica has been found
An ancient amphibian sheds light on when the continent iced over
Seymour Island landscape
A 40-million-year-old frog fossil from Seymour Island (pictured) near the Antarctic Peninsula is the first evidence that amphibians like those alive today once inhabited Antarctica.
FEDERICO DEGRANGE/CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA, JONAS HAGSTRÖM/SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
By Maria Temming
APRIL 23, 2020 AT 11:00 AM
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Wow interesting..I knew about the split up of Gonwanda..the interesting thing is that this find still has a living relative..awesome..
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After careful genome tracing and collating they found a common ancestor living in NYC going by the name of Kermit and living in a small flat uptown. Lol
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