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Paralatonia transylvanica

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Alytidae

Taxonomy
Paralatonia transylvanica was named by Venczel and Csiki (2003). Its type specimen is FGGUB v. 455, a limb element (Partial left ilium missing most of iliac shaft and supraacetabular expansion), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vălioara-Budurone (VB), which is in a Maastrichtian wet floodplain mudstone/sandstone in the Densuş-Ciula Formation of Romania. It is the type species of Paralatonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Paralatonia transylvanica Venczel and Csiki

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
suborderAnura()
familyAlytidaeFitzinger 1843
genusParalatonia
speciestransylvanica

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Paralatonia transylvanica Venczel and Csiki 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Venczel and Z. Csiki 2003A small discoglossid frog having an inferred snout−vent length of about 40–50 mm. The ilium of Paralatonia differs from Hatzegobatrachus, as well as from Alytinae, Bombinatorinae, and Gobiatinae discoglossids in having prominent iliac crest. Differs from Callobatrachus and Enneabatrachus in having a higher iliac crest. Differs from Discoglossus in having a smaller preacetabular process. Differs from Eodiscoglossus in having a more expanded acetabular rim and by presence of an iliac synchondrosis. Differs from Latoglossus and Latonia in having a comparatively smaller inferred body size and by lack of waisting between the acetabular region and iliac shaft. Differs from Paradiscoglossus in having shallower supraacetabular fossa anda more expanded acetabular rim. Differs from Wealdenbatrachus in the lack of waisting between the acetabular region andthe iliac shaft, andin having smaller iliac synchondrosis.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Alba) Paralatonia transylvanica (115074)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Eodiscoglossus sp. (type locality: 67818) Paralatonia sp. (193942) Paralatonia transylvanica (193946)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Paradiscoglossus sp. (48445) Paralatonia transylvanica (67808 193945 219177)