Baurubatrachus

Baurubatrachus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian, 70–66 Ma
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Superfamily: Hyloidea
Genus: †Baurubatrachus
Báez and Perí, 1990
Type species
†Baurubatrachus pricei
Báez and Perí, 1990
Species
  • †B. pricei
    Báez and Perí, 1990
  • †B. santosdoroi
    Muzzopappa et al., 2022

Baurubatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs found in the Maastrichtian Marília Formation of Brazil, formerly considered to be related to the extant family Ceratophryidae.[1][2] However, a detailed assessment of the anatomy and relationships of the single known fossil of Baurubatrachus demonstrated that it is not part of Ceratophryidae and might be part of a much ancient group of Neobatrachia.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference fossilworks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Martín, C. & Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Baurubatrachus". 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 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ Báez, Ana María; Gómez, Raúl Orencio (2018). "Dealing with homoplasy: osteology and phylogenetic relationships of the bizarre neobatrachian frog Baurubatrachus pricei from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (4): 279–308. Bibcode:2018JSPal..16..279B. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1287130. hdl:11336/21138. ISSN 1477-2019.