Baurubatrachus

Baurubatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs found in the Maastrichtian Marília Formation of Brazil, formerly considered to be related to the extant family Ceratophryidae.[1][2] However, a detailed assessment of the anatomy and relationships of the single known fossil of Baurubatrachus demonstrated that it is not part of Ceratophryidae and might be part of a much ancient group of Neobatrachia.[3]

Baurubatrachus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian, 70–66 Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Clade: Hyloidea
Genus: †Baurubatrachus
Báez and Perí, 1990
Type species
†Baurubatrachus pricei
Báez and Perí, 1990

See also
  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References
  1. "†Baurubatrachus Báez and Perí 1989". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. Martín, C. & Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Baurubatrachus". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. Báez, Ana María; Gómez, Raúl Orencio (2018). "Dealing with homoplasy: osteology and phylogenetic relationships of the bizarre neobatrachian frog Baurubatrachus pricei from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (4): 279–308. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1287130. ISSN 1477-2019.


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