Thaumastosaurus wardi Holman and Harrison 2002 (frog)

Amphibia - Salientia

Full reference: J. A. Holman and D. L. Harrison. 2002. A New Thaumastosaurus (Anura: Familia Incertae Sedis) from the Late Eocene of England, with Remarks on the Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Relationships of the Genus. Journal of Herpetology 36(4):621-626

Belongs to Thaumastosaurus according to J. A. Holman and D. L. Harrison 2002

Sister taxa: Thaumastosaurus bottii, Thaumastosaurus gezei

Type specimen: MSUVP 2013, a maxilla. Its type locality is Hatherwood Point, Headon Hill Locality, which is in an Eocene terrestrial claystone in the Headon Hill Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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