Eodiscoglossus
Eodiscoglossus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Alytidae |
Genus: | †Eodiscoglossus Villalta, 1957 |
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Eodiscoglossus is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs. It is known from the type species E. santonjae from the Early Cretaceous of Spain, as well as a referred species E. oxoniensis known from the Forest Marble Formation of the UK.[1][2][3] It was a small primitive frog, with a length of only 27 mm (1.1 in) from the premaxilla to the ischium.[2] Formerly considered to be closely related to discoglossids, now is regarded as close to the root of all extant frogs.[3] The referral of E. oxoniensis to Eodiscoglossus has been questioned, as it is much earlier than the type species and it is based on homoplasic and plesiomorphic characteristics inherited from a common ancestor, so there is no clear evidence of a close relation.[4]
See also[]
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References[]
- ^ "†Eodiscoglossus Villalta 1957". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b Hecht, Max K. (1970). "The morphology of Eodiscoglossus, a complete Jurassic frog". American Museum Novitates. 2424: 1–17. hdl:2246/2634.
- ^ a b Báez, Ana Maria; Gómez, Raúl O. (2016). "Revision of the skeletal morphology of Eodiscoglossus santonjae, an Early Cretaceous frog from northeastern Spain, with comments on its phylogenetic placement". Fossil Imprint: 67–77. doi:10.14446/fi.2016.67. ISSN 2533-4069.
- ^ Báez, Ana M.; Gómez, Raúl O. (2019). "Redescription of the overlooked basal frog Wealdenbatrachus reveals increased diversity among Early Cretaceous anurans". Cretaceous Research. 99: 14–29. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.006.
Categories:
- Prehistoric amphibians
- Cretaceous amphibians of Europe
- Jurassic amphibians of Europe
- Fossil taxa described in 1957
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs