A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans

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Du, Baoxia; Zhang, Jing; Gomez, Raul Orencio; Dong, Liping; Zhang, Mingzhen; Lei, Xiangtong; Li, Aijing; Dai, Shuang
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2024
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Mesozoic fossils of frogs are rare in the palaeontological record, particularly those exhibiting soft tissues that offer limited insights into early life-history characteristics. Here we report on a skeletally immature frog from the Lower Cretaceous of northwest China, with egg masses in the body and eggs in the oviduct, indicative of a gravid female. CT reconstruction of the specimen allows referral to Gansubatrachus qilianensis and we assign it as a paratype complementing the diagnosis of the type species. The new fossil, which might represent a younger individual than the holotype of Gansubatrachus, shows that sexual maturation occurred before full adulthood in this frog and provides evidence of death linked to mating behaviour. We also discuss other potential sources of variation and life-history traits of Gansubatrachus. The new finding represents the oldest Early Cretaceous frog preserving in situ eggs and provides a glimpse into ancient anuran development during Mesozoic times.
Fil: Du, Baoxia. Lanzhou University; China
Fil: Zhang, Jing. Lanzhou University; China
Fil: Gomez, Raul Orencio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; Argentina
Fil: Dong, Liping. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de China
Fil: Zhang, Mingzhen. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de China
Fil: Lei, Xiangtong. Yunnan University; China
Fil: Li, Aijing. Lanzhou University; China
Fil: Dai, Shuang. Lanzhou University; China
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ANURA
EARLY CRETACEOUS
GANSUBATRACHUS
NORTHWEST CHINA
SEXUAL MATURATION
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spelling A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anuransDu, BaoxiaZhang, JingGomez, Raul OrencioDong, LipingZhang, MingzhenLei, XiangtongLi, AijingDai, ShuangANURAEARLY CRETACEOUSGANSUBATRACHUSNORTHWEST CHINASEXUAL MATURATIONhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Mesozoic fossils of frogs are rare in the palaeontological record, particularly those exhibiting soft tissues that offer limited insights into early life-history characteristics. Here we report on a skeletally immature frog from the Lower Cretaceous of northwest China, with egg masses in the body and eggs in the oviduct, indicative of a gravid female. CT reconstruction of the specimen allows referral to Gansubatrachus qilianensis and we assign it as a paratype complementing the diagnosis of the type species. The new fossil, which might represent a younger individual than the holotype of Gansubatrachus, shows that sexual maturation occurred before full adulthood in this frog and provides evidence of death linked to mating behaviour. We also discuss other potential sources of variation and life-history traits of Gansubatrachus. The new finding represents the oldest Early Cretaceous frog preserving in situ eggs and provides a glimpse into ancient anuran development during Mesozoic times.Fil: Du, Baoxia. Lanzhou University; ChinaFil: Zhang, Jing. Lanzhou University; ChinaFil: Gomez, Raul Orencio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; ArgentinaFil: Dong, Liping. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de ChinaFil: Zhang, Mingzhen. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de ChinaFil: Lei, Xiangtong. Yunnan University; ChinaFil: Li, Aijing. Lanzhou University; ChinaFil: Dai, Shuang. Lanzhou University; ChinaRoyal Society Publishing2024-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/231073Du, Baoxia; Zhang, Jing; Gomez, Raul Orencio; Dong, Liping; Zhang, Mingzhen; et al.; A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans; Royal Society Publishing; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences; 291; 2016; 2-2024; 1-101471-2954CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2320info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2320info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:18:36Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/231073instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 15:18:36.274CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
title A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
spellingShingle A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
Du, Baoxia
ANURA
EARLY CRETACEOUS
GANSUBATRACHUS
NORTHWEST CHINA
SEXUAL MATURATION
title_short A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
title_full A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
title_fullStr A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
title_full_unstemmed A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
title_sort A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Du, Baoxia
Zhang, Jing
Gomez, Raul Orencio
Dong, Liping
Zhang, Mingzhen
Lei, Xiangtong
Li, Aijing
Dai, Shuang
author Du, Baoxia
author_facet Du, Baoxia
Zhang, Jing
Gomez, Raul Orencio
Dong, Liping
Zhang, Mingzhen
Lei, Xiangtong
Li, Aijing
Dai, Shuang
author_role author
author2 Zhang, Jing
Gomez, Raul Orencio
Dong, Liping
Zhang, Mingzhen
Lei, Xiangtong
Li, Aijing
Dai, Shuang
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANURA
EARLY CRETACEOUS
GANSUBATRACHUS
NORTHWEST CHINA
SEXUAL MATURATION
topic ANURA
EARLY CRETACEOUS
GANSUBATRACHUS
NORTHWEST CHINA
SEXUAL MATURATION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Mesozoic fossils of frogs are rare in the palaeontological record, particularly those exhibiting soft tissues that offer limited insights into early life-history characteristics. Here we report on a skeletally immature frog from the Lower Cretaceous of northwest China, with egg masses in the body and eggs in the oviduct, indicative of a gravid female. CT reconstruction of the specimen allows referral to Gansubatrachus qilianensis and we assign it as a paratype complementing the diagnosis of the type species. The new fossil, which might represent a younger individual than the holotype of Gansubatrachus, shows that sexual maturation occurred before full adulthood in this frog and provides evidence of death linked to mating behaviour. We also discuss other potential sources of variation and life-history traits of Gansubatrachus. The new finding represents the oldest Early Cretaceous frog preserving in situ eggs and provides a glimpse into ancient anuran development during Mesozoic times.
Fil: Du, Baoxia. Lanzhou University; China
Fil: Zhang, Jing. Lanzhou University; China
Fil: Gomez, Raul Orencio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria; Argentina
Fil: Dong, Liping. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de China
Fil: Zhang, Mingzhen. Chinese Academy of Sciences; República de China
Fil: Lei, Xiangtong. Yunnan University; China
Fil: Li, Aijing. Lanzhou University; China
Fil: Dai, Shuang. Lanzhou University; China
description Mesozoic fossils of frogs are rare in the palaeontological record, particularly those exhibiting soft tissues that offer limited insights into early life-history characteristics. Here we report on a skeletally immature frog from the Lower Cretaceous of northwest China, with egg masses in the body and eggs in the oviduct, indicative of a gravid female. CT reconstruction of the specimen allows referral to Gansubatrachus qilianensis and we assign it as a paratype complementing the diagnosis of the type species. The new fossil, which might represent a younger individual than the holotype of Gansubatrachus, shows that sexual maturation occurred before full adulthood in this frog and provides evidence of death linked to mating behaviour. We also discuss other potential sources of variation and life-history traits of Gansubatrachus. The new finding represents the oldest Early Cretaceous frog preserving in situ eggs and provides a glimpse into ancient anuran development during Mesozoic times.
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Du, Baoxia; Zhang, Jing; Gomez, Raul Orencio; Dong, Liping; Zhang, Mingzhen; et al.; A cretaceous frog with eggs from northwestern China provides fossil evidence for sexual maturity preceding skeletal maturity in anurans; Royal Society Publishing; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences; 291; 2016; 2-2024; 1-10
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