†Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis Gao and Wang 2001 (frog)
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Alternative combination: Mesophryne beipiaoensis
Synonym: Dalianbatrachus mengi Gao and Liu 2004
Full reference: K.-Q. Gao and Y. Wang. 2001. Mesozoic anurans from Liaoning Province, China, and phylogenetic relationships of archaeobatrachian anuran clades. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):460-476
Belongs to Liaobatrachus according to L. Dong et al. 2013
See also Gao and Wang 2001 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Liaobatrachus grabaui, Liaobatrachus macilentus, Liaobatrachus zhaoi
Type specimens:
- Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis: IVPP V11721, a skeleton (nearly complete skeleton with impressions exposed as part and counterpart). Its type locality is Heitizigou, which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
- Dalianbatrachus mengi: Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan, Beipiao (GLGVM collection), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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