Biology:Pachycentrata
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
| Pachycentrata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipinae |
| Genus: | †Pachycentrata Báez and Rage, 2004 |
| Species: | †P. taqueti
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pachycentrata taqueti (Báez and Rage, 1998)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pachybatrachus taqueti Báez and Rage, 1998 (gen preoccupied) | |
Pachycentrata is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian.
Pachycentrata fossils have been found in the In Beceten Formation located in Tahoua, Niger. [1] The fossils have been dated to the late/upper Coniacian to Santonian periods.[2] It is estimated to have snout-vent length about 7 centimetres (2.8 in).[1]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A. M. Báez and J.-C. Rage. 1998. Pipid frogs from the Upper Cretaceous of In Beceten, Niger. Palaeontology 41(4):669-691
- ↑ "Fossilworks". Paleodb.org. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=135380.
Wikidata ☰ Q7122089 entry
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