Llankibatrachus

Llankibatrachus
Temporal range: Ypresian (Casamayoran)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: †
Báez & Pugener 2003[1]
Type species
Llankibatrachus truebae
Báez & Pugener 2003[1]

Llankibatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs in the family Pipidae. They are known from the Ypresian (Casamayoran) Huitrera Formation of Argentina.[2]

Description

The type species and the only known species, Llankibatrachus truebae,[2] is named after Linda Trueb, a herpetologist from the University of Kansas.[1] The species is known from two deposits near the Nahuel Huapi Lake in north-western Patagonia, Argentina. The finds include nearly complete specimens with impressions of skin, and individuals of different developmental stages, including tadpoles.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Baez, Ana M.; Pugener, L. Analia (2003). "Ontogeny of a new Palaeogene pipid frog from southern South America and xenopodinomorph evolution". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (3): 439–476. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00085.x.
  2. ^ a b "†Llankibatrachus Báez and Pugener 2003". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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