Vulcanobatrachus mandelai Trueb et al. 2005 (frog)

Amphibia - Salientia

Full reference: L. Trueb, C. F. Ross, and R. M. H. Smith. 2005. A new pipoid anuran from the Late Cretaceous of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3):533-547

Belongs to Vulcanobatrachus according to L Trueb et al. 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SAM-PK-K9614, a skeleton (complete skeleton). Its type locality is Stompoor farm, Marydale, which is in a Campanian crater lake siltstone/conglomerate in South Africa.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Stompoor farm, Marydale

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