Biology:Hensonbatrachus
Hensonbatrachus is an extinct genus of frog that lived during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch of western North America. It contains a single species, H. kermiti. The genus is named after Muppets creator Jim Henson, with the species being named after his most famous character, Kermit the Frog.[1]
Distribution
Fossils of Hensonbatrachus kermiti are known from Campanian-aged freshwater deposits in western North America, in both Canada and the United States. The first fossils were described from the Dinosaur Park Formation and Oldman Formation of Alberta, Canada.[1] In 2016, more remains were also described from the Judith River Formation of Montana, US.[2] Indeterminate remains of a similar frog are also known from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gardner, James D.; Brinkman, Donald B. (2015). "A new frog (Lissamphibia, Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada". All animals are interesting: a Festschrift in honour of Anthony P. Russell. BIS Verlag. pp. 35–105. ISBN 978-3-8142-2324-7.
- ↑ Gardner, James D.; Redman, Cory M.; Cifelli, Richard L. (2016-08-15). "The hopping dead: Late Cretaceous frogs from the middle – late Campanian (Judithian) of western North America" (in en). Fossil Imprint 72 (1-2): 78–107. doi:10.14446/FI.2016.78. ISSN 2533-4069. http://fi.nm.cz/clanek/the-hopping-dead-late-cretaceous-frogs-from-the-middle-late-campanian-judithian-of-western-north-america/.
- ↑ Whitebone, S. A.; Funston, G. F.; Currie, P. J. (2023-09-03). "An unusual microsite from the Upper Cretaceous Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta, Canada" (in en). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 43 (5). doi:10.1080/02724634.2024.2316668. ISSN 0272-4634. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2316668.
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