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Extinct genus of amphibians

Llankibatrachus
Temporal range: Ypresian (Casamayoran)
~48 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: †Llankibatrachus
Báez & Pugener 2003
Type species
Llankibatrachus truebae
Báez & Pugener 2003

Llankibatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs in the family Pipidae. They are known from the Ypresian (Casamayoran) Huitrera Formation of Argentina.

Description

The type species and the only known species, Llankibatrachus truebae, is named after Linda Trueb, a herpetologist from the University of Kansas. The species is known from two deposits near the Nahuel Huapi Lake in north-western Patagonia, Argentina. The finds include nearly complete specimens with impressions of skin, and individuals of different developmental stages, including tadpoles.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baez, Ana M.; Pugener, L. Analia (2003). "Ontogeny of a new Palaeogene pipid frog from southern South America and xenopodinomorph evolution". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (3): 439–476. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00085.x.
  2. ^ "†Llankibatrachus Báez and Pugener 2003". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Llankibatrachus truebae
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