Pachycentrata
Pachycentrata is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian.
| Pachycentrata Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Subfamily: | Pipinae |
| Genus: | †Pachycentrata Báez and Rage, 2004 |
| Species: | †P. taqueti |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pachycentrata taqueti (Báez and Rage, 1998) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachybatrachus taqueti Báez and Rage, 1998 (gen preoccupied) | |
Pachycentrata fossils have been found in the In Beceten Formation located in Tahoua, Niger. [1] The fossils have been dated to the late/upper Coniacian to Santonian periods.[2] It is estimated to have snout-vent length about 7 centimetres (2.8 in).[1]
References
- A. M. Báez and J.-C. Rage. 1998. Pipid frogs from the Upper Cretaceous of In Beceten, Niger. Palaeontology 41(4):669-691
- "Fossilworks". Paleodb.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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