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World’s oldest Jurassic-era giant tadpole fossil found, dating back 160 million years
It displays features linked to the filter-feeding way of eating that we see in today’s tadpoles. Both N. degiustoi tadpoles ...
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Giant 160-million-year-old tadpole sheds new light on frog evolution
This environment shielded the fossil from scavengers and preserved soft tissues, including the tadpole’s intricate feeding ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
Tadpoles metamorphose three to four months after hatching. Foothill yellow-legged frogs usually reach sexual maturity after one or two years. FEEDING: Tadpoles feed on algae. Adults eat terrestrial ...
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The Swarm of Life
Every day, western toad tadpoles swim up from the safer depths of the lake, dodging predators and trying to reach the shallows where they can feed. The tadpoles start becoming toads between 4 and 12 ...
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Great Crested Newt
Great crested newts are nocturnal and are voracious eaters, feeding on worms, slugs, and insects on land, and tadpoles and mollusks in water. They are more terrestrial than most newts, but must ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
FEEDING: Adults forage primarily on ants, beetles, spiders and other invertebrates. Tadpoles filter suspended plant material or feed on bottom detritus. THREATS: Boreal toads are threatened by disease ...