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A study by a group of researchers of Greater Prehistory at the University Rovira i Virgili (URV) of Tarragona, from fossils found at the site of Cueva Victoria Cartagena, confirms for the first time the presence of the green toad (Bufo viridis) during the late Pleistocene (more than 1.1 million years) in southeastern Spain, in the provinces of Granada, Murcia and Castellon.

Apparently, they have found about 500 bone fossils that document the entire skeleton of the green frog, which at that time belonged to a different subspecies to the current, which can be found in Asia and Africa, and became extinct, probably due to changes climate and landscape.

The study, published in Comptes Rendus Palevol, demonstrates for the first time, the presence of this species of amphibian in the Iberian Peninsula.

The latest excavations at Cueva Victoria, which is owned by the City of Cartagena, was developed during the month of July last year and marked the discovery of some 200 pieces, which add to the collection of fossils from the site.

In addition, a project of Sierra Mining Consortium, which includes the municipalities of Cartagena and La Union, is to visit the Cave and incorporate it into the tourism resources of the city, given their important paleontological and mineral value.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena