Biology:Hatzegobatrachus

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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians

Hatzegobatrachus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70.6–65.5 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bombinatoridae
Genus: Hatzegobatrachus
Venczel & Csiki, 2003
Type species
Hatzegobatrachus grigorescui
Venczel & Csiki, 2003

Hatzegobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric toad. It is sometimes considered the earliest known member of the family Bombinatoridae. It is known from the Late Cretaceous Densuş-Ciula Formation and Sard Formation of Romania, in the region that was once Hateg Island.[1][2]

See also

  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References

  1. "†Hatzegobatrachus Venczel and Csiki 2003". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=197672. 
  2. "Hatzegobatrachus Venczel et Csiki, 2003". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es/. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314013341/http://www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es/?module=taxon&id=1917&lang=en. Retrieved 13 March 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5682263 entry