Extinct toad from the ice age discovered at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits

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1. Wed, 5 August 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories07:00first to report
     A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae

     A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae Phys.org Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate CNN Forgotten fossil from 1950s is actually a new species of Ice Age frog Popular Science Tiny toad, big discovery: New ice age amphibian found in La Brea Tar Pits collection Los Angeles Times A new Ice Age toad has been found in LA. Why the discovery matters LAist

   • wpsdlocal6.com18:02
     Extinct toad from the ice age discovered at Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits

     In the heart of urban Los Angeles lie the La Brea Tar Pits, a group of natural asphalt seeps made famous by the millions of ice age fossils preserved within

   • Google News - Top Stories18:02
     Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate

     Newly discovered oddball amphibian fossils could reveal clues about the prehistoric LA climate CNN Forgotten fossil from 1950s is actually a new species of Ice Age frog Popular Science Tiny toad, big discovery: New ice age amphibian found in La Brea Tar Pits collection Los Angeles Times A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae Phys.org A new Ice Age toad has been found in LA. Why the discovery matters LAist

2. Sat, 8 August 2026

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   • dailygalaxy.com13:15
     Scientists Opened A Museum Drawer And Found A Lost Ice Age Frog Hidden In Plain Sight For Thousands Of Years

     Scientists returned to an old fossil collection expecting to study familiar remains, but one overlooked frog specimen revealed something completely unexpected.