Elkobatrachus brocki Henrici and Haynes 2006 (spadefoot toad)

Amphibia - Salientia - Pelobatidae

Full reference: A. C. Henrici and S. R. Haynes. 2006. Elkobatrachus brocki, a new pelobatid (Amphibia: Anura) from the Eocene Elko Formation of Nevada. Annals of Carnegie Museum 75(1):11-35

Belongs to Elkobatrachus according to A. C. Henrici and S. R. Haynes 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CM 70370, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Elkobatrachus type locality, which is in an Uintan lacustrine deltaic limestone in the Elko Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Elkobatrachus type locality

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