Liaobatrachus

Liaobatrachus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 124.5 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pelobatidae
Genus: Liaobatrachus
Ji & Ji, 1998
Species
  • L. grabaui Ji & Ji, 1998 (type)

Liaobatrachus (meaning "Liaoning frog") is a genus of prehistoric spadefoot toad, the fossil specimen of which was recovered from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. It was the first Mesozoic era frog ever found in China.[1]

See also

References

  1. Ji, S. and Ji, Q. (1998). "The first Mesozoic frog from China (Amphibia: Anura), Liaobatrachus grabaui gen. et sp. nov." Chinese Geology, March 1998: 39-49. English translation
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