Mesophryne
| Mesophryne | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Mesophryne Gao & Wang, 2001 |
| Species: | M. beipiaoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesophryne beipiaoensis Gao & Wang, 2001 | |
Mesophryne beipiaoensis is an extinct species of frog, from the Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning (China), and the only species in the genus Mesophryne. It is known from a single specimen collected near Heitizigou, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Beipiao, from which the specific epithet derives. The specimen has a snout–vent length of 69 millimetres (2.7 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Ke-Qin Gao & Yuan Wang (2001). "Mesozoic anurans from Liaoning Province, China, and phylogenetic relationships of archaeobatrachian anuran clades". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21 (3): 460–476. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0460:MAFLPC]2.0.CO;2.
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