Cratia
Cratia Temporal range: Aptian
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Cratia is an extinct frog which existed in Brazil during the Early Cretaceous (Aptian). Fossils were discovered in and named after the Crato Formation.[1] It was named by , and in 2009, and the type species is Cratia gracilis.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Ana M. Báez; Geraldo J.B. Moura & Raúl O. Gómez (2009). "Anurans from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of northeastern Brazil: implications for the early divergence of neobatrachians". Cretaceous Research. 30 (4): 829–846. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.01.002.
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- Early Cretaceous frogs
- Aptian life
- Early Cretaceous animals of South America
- Cretaceous Brazil
- Fossils of Brazil
- Crato Formation
- Fossil taxa described in 2009
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs