Revised Amphibian Family Tree Reveals Surprising Evolutionary Timeline
Researchers have unveiled a comprehensive evolutionary tree of frogs, based on genetic data from 5,242 frog species. The study suggests that frogs began evolving into the thousands of species we see today around 180 million years ago, tens of millions of years later than previously thought. The research provides a valuable resource for understanding frog evolution and opens up new avenues for studying anuran amphibians.