Amphibia - Salientia - Palaeobatrachidae
Full reference: R. Estes and B. Sanchíz. 1982. New discoglossid and palaeobatrachid frogs from the Late Cretaceous of Wyoming and Montana, and a review of other frogs from the Lance and Hell Creek Formations. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1):9-20
Belongs to Palaeobatrachus according to J. D. Gardner 2008
See also Estes and Sanchíz 1982 and Sanchiz 1998
Sister taxa: Palaeobatrachus diluvianus, Palaeobatrachus eurydices, Palaeobatrachus grandipes, Palaeobatrachus laubei, Palaeobatrachus luedecki, Palaeobatrachus robustus
Type specimen: UCMP 55704, a set of postcrania (R ilium). Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Nevada collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), United States (4: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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