†Macropelobates Noble 1924 (spadefoot toad)
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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
Parent taxon: Pelobatidae according to A. C. Henrici 2009
See also Carroll 1988, Henrici 1994, Henrici and Haynes 2006, Noble 1924, Sanchiz 1998 and Zweifel 1956
Sister taxa: Elkobatrachus, Enigmatosaurus, Eopelobates, Leptobrachium, Miopelobates, Pelobates, Pelobatinae, Scaphiopus, Spea, Uldzinia
Subtaxa: Macropelobates cratus Macropelobates osborni
Type: Macropelobates osborni
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tsagan Nor Basin (Oligocene of Mongolia)
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