†Gigantobatrachus casamiquelai Agnolin 2012 (frog)
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Amphibia - Salientia - Calyptocephalellidae
Full reference: F. Agnolin. 2012. A new Calyptocephalellidae (Anura, Neobatrachia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, with comments on its systematic position. Studia Geologica Salmanticensia 48(2):129-178
Belongs to Gigantobatrachus according to F. Agnolin 2012
Sister taxon: Gigantobatrachus parodii
Type specimen: MACN CH-1625a, a maxilla. Its type locality is Punta Peligro, which is in a Danian mire/swamp claystone/conglomerate in the Salamanca Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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