Biology:Shomronella
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Pipimorpha |
| Genus: | †Shomronella Estes et al., 1978[1][2] |
| Species: | †S. jordanica
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| †Shomronella jordanica Estes et al., 1978
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Shomronella jordanica is the only species in the extinct genus Shomronella, a genus of prehistoric frogs.[3] According to findings from fossils of S. jordanica, that were found in Jordan and Israel, the frog lived during the Lower Cretaceous, specifically in the Hauterivian to Barremian.[3][4]
See also
- Pipimorpha
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ↑ "Shomronella". The Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=134502. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ <R. Estes, Z. V. Spinar, and E. Nevo. 1978. Early Cretaceous pipid tadpoles from Israel (Amphibia: Anura). Herpetologica 34(4):374-393
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shomronella jordanica". The Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=134503&is_real_user=0. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ Chipman, Ariel D.; Eitan Tchernov (2002). "Ancient ontogenies: larval development of the Lower Cretaceous anuran Shomronella jordanica (Amphibia: Pipoidea)". Evolution & Development (Blackwell Science) 4 (2): 86–95. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142X.2002.01064.x. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118932840/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0.
Wikidata ☰ Q7500316 entry
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