Cratia
Extinct genus of amphibians
Cratia Temporal range: Aptian ~112 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
Genus: | Cratia Báez et al. 2009 |
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Cratia is an extinct frog which existed in Brazil during the Early Cretaceous (Aptian). Fossils were discovered in and named after the Crato Formation.[1] It was named by Ana M. Báez, Geraldo J.B. Moura and Raúl O. Gómez in 2009, and the type species is Cratia gracilis.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ana M. Báez; Geraldo J.B. Moura & Raúl O. Gómez (2009). "Anurans from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of northeastern Brazil: implications for the early divergence of neobatrachians". Cretaceous Research. 30 (4): 829–846. Bibcode:2009CrRes..30..829B. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.01.002.
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