Macropelobates osborni Noble 1924 (spadefoot toad)

Amphibia - Salientia - Pelobatidae

Full reference: G. K. Noble. 1924. A new spadefoot toad from the Oligocene of Mongolia, with a summary of the evolution of the Pelobatidae. American Museum Novitates 132:1-15

Belongs to Macropelobates according to B. Sanchiz 1998

See also Noble 1924

Sister taxon: Macropelobates cratus

Type specimen: Amer. Mus. No. 6252, a partial skeleton (incomplete skeleton, crushed anteriorly, but well preserved). Its type locality is Tsagan Nor Basin, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial claystone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Tsagan Nor Basin

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