A burrowing frog from the late Paleocene of Mongolia uncovers a deep history of spadefoot toads (Pelobatoidea) in East Asia

Fossils are indispensible in understanding the evolutionary origins of the modern fauna. Crown-group spadefoot toads (Anura: Pelobatoidea) are the best-known fossorial frog clade to inhabit arid environments, with species utilizing a characteristic bony spade on their foot for burrowing. Endemic to...

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Autores principales: Chen, Jianye, Bever, Gaberiel S., Yi, Hong-Yu, Norell, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26750105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19209

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26750105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19209

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