Amphibia - Salientia - Calyptocephalellidae
The specific name is a tribute to the discoverers of the fossils, the late Edvaldo Fabiano dos Santos andLarcio Fernando Doro
Full reference: P. Muzzopappa, F. V. Iori, F. Pereira Muniz and A. G. Martinelli. 2022. A new species of Baurubatrachus (Anura, Neobatrachia) from the Late Cretaceous Adamantina Formation of Brazil furnishes evidence on the diversity of this bizarre genus. Ameghiniana 59(5):297-316
Belongs to Baurubatrachus according to P. Muzzopappa et al. 2022
Sister taxon: Baurubatrachus pricei
Type specimen: MPMA 68-0002/11, a partial skeleton (Associated cranial andpostcranial elements preserved in a single sandstone block). Its type locality is Catanduva (MPMA), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Adamantina Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Catanduva (MPMA)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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