Most Modern Frogs Originated Later Than Previously Thought (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Most Modern Frogs Originated Later Than Previously Thought

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These <i>Petropedates cameronensis</i> from Cameroon belong to the frog clade Natatanura, which originated in Africa soon after the mass extinction that wiped out three-fourths of life on Earth.

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