Fossil frogs offer insights into ancient Antarctica
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 10:11
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The discovery of the earliest known modern amphibians in Antarctica provides further evidence of a warm and temperate climate in the Antarctic Peninsula before its separation from the southern supercontinent, Gondwana. The fossils, which belong to the family of helmeted frogs, are described in Scientific Reports this week.