Eodiscoglossus

Eodiscoglossus
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Late Cretaceous 167.7–125 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Discoglossidae
Genus: †Eodiscoglossus
Villalta, 1957
Species
  • †Eodiscoglossus oxoniensis Evans et al., 1990
  • †Eodiscoglossus santonjae Villalta, 1957

Eodiscoglossus is an extinct genus of prehistoric discoglossid frogs. It is known from the Jurassic of Spain, Russia and the United Kingdom, and from the Cretaceous of and Spain.[1][2] It was a small primitive frog, with a length of only 27 mm (1.1 in) from the premaxilla to the ischium.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "†Eodiscoglossus Villalta 1957". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Hecht, Max K., (1970). "The morphology of Eodiscoglossus, a complete Jurassic frog". American Museum Novitates. 2424: 1–17.

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