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Missing Link Found: Ends Frog Evolution Debate
jurassicpark.org — Now a Texan fossil, Gerobatrachus hottoni ( ”Hotton’s elder frog”) from around 300 million years ago, proves the previously disputed fact that some modern amphibians, frogs and salamanders evolved from one group of ancient primitive amphibians called temnospondyls, some of which were up to 1.5 metres long.
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- Dimensio, on 08/29/2008, -0/+9Scientific claims are never "proven". The find referenced in the article constitutes compelling evidence regarding the ancestry of frogs and salamanders, but no observation can constitute absolute "proof".
- Equinox2012, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2Unless they find dna from one that can link it to both frogs and salamanders... but that is a long shot.
- SQLserver, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1It's also important to understand that there was no "missing link" before hand.
There were a few different theories that ALL worked, and the arrival of this species has completed the link to show us exactly how it happened.
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