†Rocekophryne Rage et al. 2021 (clawed frog)
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Amphibia - Salientia - Pipidae
Full reference: J. -C. Rage, M. Adaci, M. Bensalah, M. Mahboubi, L. Marivaux, F. Mebrouk, and R. Tabuce. 2021. Latest Early-early Middle Eocene deposits of Algeria (Glib Zegdou, HGL50), yield the richest and most diverse fauna of amphibians and squamate reptiles from the Palaeogene of Africa. Palaeovertebrata 44(1):e1
Parent taxon: Pipidae according to J. -C. Rage et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Kuruleufenia, Llankibatrachus, Oumtkoutia, Pipinae, Shomronella, Xenopodinae, Xenopus
Subtaxa: Rocekophryne ornata
Type: Rocekophryne ornata
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gour Lazib HGL50 (Eocene to Eocene of Algeria)
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