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These early "stem-tetrapods" included animals such as Ichthyostega, [2] with legs and lungs as well as gills, but still primarily aquatic and poorly adapted for life on land. The Devonian stem-tetrapods went through two major population bottlenecks during the Late Devonian extinctions , also known as the end-Frasnian and end-Fammenian extinctions.
Josephine Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868 [1] – May 6, 1928) was an American sideshow performer born as a dipygus.This referred to the fact that she had two separate pelvises side by side from the waist down, as a result of her body axis splitting as it developed.
Megophrys tadpoles feed at the water surface using unusual funnel-shaped mouths. [5] Anatomy of a wood frog tadpole (Lithobates sylvaticus) As a frog tadpole matures it gradually develops its limbs, with the back legs growing first and the front legs second. The tail is absorbed into the body using apoptosis. Lungs develop around the time as ...
Pseudis paradoxa, known as the paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, is a species of hylid frog from South America. [2] Its name refers to the very large—up to 27 cm (11 in) long—tadpole (the world's longest), which in turn "shrinks" during metamorphosis into an ordinary-sized frog, only about a quarter or third of its former length.
Tadpoles require cool streams with smooth-surfaced stones with a minimum diameter of 55 mm (2.2 in). Tadpoles probably spend most of their time attached to such substrates by a large oral sucker . The large, sucker-like mouth parts of the tadpoles are a second distinctive feature of the species, enabling survival in turbulent water unsuitable ...
The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, [2] south america river teacher, [2] flathead sculpins, [2] or tadpole sculpins [2]) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. [3] This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles , with large heads and bodies that taper back into small, flat tails.
The Buddhafinger is the debut album by New Zealand rock group, Tadpole, released on June 1, 2000. [1] The album debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart on August 20, 2000, and peaked at #2. The album spent a total of 44 weeks in the chart. [2]
"The Square Song". This song later appeared in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. "Tadpole", sung by Kermit the Frog , written by Jeff Moss. "Take a Breath", sung/written by Joe Raposo over footage of live animals breathing; it was later re-recorded by Elmo for the tribute album Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo.