Coquí fossil from Puerto Rico takes title of oldest Caribbean frog
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 08:41
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol of Puerto Rico, has likely resounded through Caribbean forests for at least 29 million years. A fossil arm bone from a frog in the genus Eleutherodactylus is the oldest record of frogs in the Caribbean and, fittingly, was discovered on the island where coquís are most beloved.