Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate
6 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Los Angeles Times, Popular Science, KCCI and EurekAlert!. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 50d ago.
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Coverage (6)
- Tiny toad, big discovery: New ice age amphibian found in La Brea Tar Pits collection Los Angeles Times · 53d ago
- Forgotten fossil from 1950s is actually a new species of Ice Age frog Popular Science · 53d ago
- Scientists identify first extinct ice age amphibian found in Los Angeles tar pits KCCI · 53d ago
- An iNaturalist observation of the Mexican burrowing toad, Rhinophrynidae dorsalis, recorded in Costa Rica. EurekAlert! · 53d ago
- La Brea Tar Pits Yield New Species of Ice Age Toad Sci.News · 53d ago
- Forgotten fossil from 1950s is actually a new species of Ice Age frog Yahoo · 53d ago
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