Cratopipa Carvalho et al. 2019 (frog)

Amphibia - Salientia

Full reference: I. S. Carvalho, F. Agnolin, M. A. Aranciaga Rolando, F. E. Novas, J. Xavier-Neto, F. I. Freitas, and J. A. F. G. Andrade. 2019. A new genus of pipimorph frog (Anura) from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation (Aptian) and the evolution of South American tongueless frogs. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 92:368-373

Parent taxon: Pipimorpha according to I. S. Carvalho et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Avitabatrachus, Cordicephalus, Gracilibatrachus, Palaeobatrachidae, Pipidae, Pipinomorpha, Thoraciliacus

Subtaxa: Cratopipa novaolindensis

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Type: Cratopipa novaolindensis

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pedra Branca Quarry (Crato) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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