Amphibia - Salientia - Ranidae
Full reference: R. G. Zweifel. 1954. A new Rana from the Pliocene of California. Copeia (2)85-87
Belongs to Rana according to R. G. Zweifel 1954
Sister taxa: Anchylorana dubita, Anchylorana moorei, Anchylorana robustocondyla, Rana arborea, Rana basaltica, Rana bucella, Rana bufo, Rana catesbeiana, Rana cultripes, Rana dalmatina, Rana fayeae, Rana johnsoni, Rana macrocnemis, Rana meriani, Rana miocenica, Rana parvissima, Rana pipiens, Rana pueyoi, Rana punctata, Rana quellembergi, Rana rexroadensis, Rana temporaria
Type specimen: UCMP 34564, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is UCMP 1037, Hipparion Point, which is in a Miocene terrestrial siliciclastic in the Pinole Tuff Formation of California.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at UCMP 1037, Hipparion Point
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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