Primaevorana Moura et al. 2021 (frog)

Amphibia - Salientia

Neobatrachia species from Crato Formation, Lower Cretaceous (Aptian), region of Nova Olinda, Araripe Basin, Cear state, Northeastern Brazil. The exact locality is undetermined.

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Full reference: P.H.A.G. Moura, F.R. Costa, L.E. Anelli and I. Nunes. 2021. A new genus of fossil frog (Anura) from lower Cretaceous deposits in South America. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences 93(e20191560):1-14

Parent taxon: Neobatrachia according to PHAG. Moura et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Arariphrynus, Australobatrachia, Bufonidae, Ceratophryidae, Ceratophrynidae, Cratia, Eurycephalella, Heleophrynidae, Hungarobatrachus, Hyloidea, Mariliabatrachus, Ranoidea, Sooglossidae, Telmatobiidae

Subtaxa: Primaevorana cratensis

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Type: Primaevorana cratensis

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nova Olinda quarries (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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