†Avitabatrachus Báez et al. 2000 (frog)
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Full reference: A. M. Báez, L. Trueb, and J. O. Calvo. 2000. The earliest known pipoid frog from South America: a new genus from the Middle Cretaceous of Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(3):490-500
Parent taxon: Pipimorpha according to A. M. Báez and G. F. Turazzini 2024
See also Báez et al. 2007, Báez et al. 2022 and Báez et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Cordicephalus, Cratopipa, Gracilibatrachus, Palaeobatrachidae, Pipidae, Pipinomorpha, Thoraciliacus
Subtaxa: Avitabatrachus uliana
Type: Avitabatrachus uliana
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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