Shelania

Shelania
Temporal range: Ypresian-Bartonian (Mustersan)
~48.6–40.4 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Pipidae
Genus:†Shelania
Casamiquela, 1960
Species
  • †S. laurenti Baez and Pugener, 1998
  • †S. pascuali Casamiquela, 1960 (type)

Shelania is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs that lived in South America during the Eocene. Its type species is Shelania pascuali. Fossils of Shelania have been found in the Mustersan Vaca Mahuida and Laguna del Hunco Formations of Argentina.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "†Shelania Casamiquela 1960". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

See also

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