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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Giant "Frog From Hell" Fossil Found in Madagascar


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An illustration depicts the ancient frog species Beelzebufo, or "devil frog," staring down the largest frog species living in Madagascar today. A pencil is included for scale.

Scientists recently identified Beelzebufo from a 70-million-year-old fossil found in Madagascar, and experts think it may have been the largest frog that ever lived.

Illustration by Luci Betti-Nash, courtesy Stony Brook University