Enneabatrachus
| Enneabatrachus hechti | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | Discoglossidae |
| Genus: | Enneabatrachus† |
| Species: | E. hechti† |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneabatrachus hechti | |
Enneabatrachus hechti is an extinct species of an extinct genus of prehistoric frog known from the late Jurassic Morrison Formation.[1] Its remains have been recovered from stratigraphic zone 5.[2] One specimen has been recovered from Quarry 9 of Como Bluff in Wyoming and another specimen was later reported from Dinosaur National Monument.[1] A small discoglossid frog whose name means "nine frog" after the quarry in which it was discovered.[1] The Como Bluff specimen was an illium only a few millimeters long.[1] E. hechti's live weight would have only been a few grams.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
- Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Foster, J. (2007). "Enneabatrachus hechti" Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. p. 137.
- ↑ Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.