New amphibian family tree indicates they evolved tens of millions of years later than previously thought

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Sep 1, 2023, 2:30 pm187 pts
Researchers, including Jeff Streicher, Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles at the Natural History Museum, London, have unveiled the most extensive evolutionary tree of frogs (anuran amphibians) to date. This comprehensive phylogeny, based on hundreds of genetic markers and a staggering 5,242 frog…

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