| Liaobatrachus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 124.5 Ma |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelobatidae |
| Genus: | Liaobatrachus Ji & Ji, 1998 |
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Liaobatrachus (meaning "Liaoning frog") is a genus of prehistoric spadefoot toad, the fossil specimen of which was recovered from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, China. It was the first Mesozoic era frog ever found in China.[1]