25 million year old frog found
February 19th, 2007
SlashDot reports the discovery of a small frog found preserved in amber, which could be up to 25 million years old! The 10mm long amphibian was discovered by a miner in Chiapas, Mexico, and sold to a private collector. It was then lent to scientists for research purposes. The frog is of the genus Craugastor, whose relatives are still found in that region. Wow!
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1. coracle | February 19th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
All those little flies just centimetres away, just out of reach of it. frog must be pithed off…
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