Macropelobates

Macropelobates is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs. It was described by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble based on material from Oligocene of Mongolia.[1]

Macropelobates
Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Middle Miocene, 33.90–11.61 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Pelobatoidea
Genus: †Macropelobates
Noble, 1924
Type species
† Macropelobates osborni
Noble, 1924
Species
  • M. linquensis (J. Yang, 1977)
    • Bufo linquensis J. Yang, 1977
    • M. cratus Gao, 1986 – synonym
  • M. osborni Noble, 1924

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

The two species are similar, however, and might be synonymous.[3]

See also
  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References
  1. "†Macropelobates Noble 1924". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. Martín, C. & Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Macropelobates Noble, 1924". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. Roček, Zbyněk; Dong, Liping; Přikryl, Tomáš; Sun, Chengkai; Tan, Jin; Wang, Yuan (September 2011). "Fossil frogs (Anura) from Shanwang (Middle Miocene; Shandong Province, China)". Geobios. 44 (5): 499–518. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2010.11.009.


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