[HTML][HTML] First fossil frog from Antarctica: implications for Eocene high latitude climate conditions and Gondwanan cosmopolitanism of Australobatrachia
Cenozoic ectothermic continental tetrapods (amphibians and reptiles) have not been
documented previously from Antarctica, in contrast to all other continents. Here we report a …
documented previously from Antarctica, in contrast to all other continents. Here we report a …
The earliest equatorial record of frogs from the Late Triassic of Arizona
Crown-group frogs (Anura) originated over 200 Ma according to molecular phylogenetic
analyses, though only a few fossils from high latitudes chronicle the first approximately 60 …
analyses, though only a few fossils from high latitudes chronicle the first approximately 60 …
A giant frog with South American affinities from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Madagascar has a diverse but mainly endemic frog fauna, the biogeographic history of
which has generated intense debate, fueled by recent molecular phylogenetic analyses and …
which has generated intense debate, fueled by recent molecular phylogenetic analyses and …
Evidence of a giant helmeted frog (Australobatrachia, Calyptocephalellidae) from Eocene levels of the Magallanes Basin, southernmost Chile
The fossil record of frogs from South America has improved dramatically in recent years.
Here we describe a distal fragment of a large-sized humerus recovered from the middle–to …
Here we describe a distal fragment of a large-sized humerus recovered from the middle–to …
[HTML][HTML] The earliest direct evidence of frogs in wet tropical forests from Cretaceous Burmese amber
Frogs are a familiar and diverse component of tropical forests around the world. Yet there is
little direct evidence from the fossil record for the antiquity of this association. We describe …
little direct evidence from the fossil record for the antiquity of this association. We describe …
A novel archosauromorph from Antarctica and an updated review of a high-latitude vertebrate assemblage in the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction
Triassic-aged fossil vertebrates have been sporadically collected from the Fremouw
Formation, central Transantarctic Mountains, since their initial discovery in the late 1960s …
Formation, central Transantarctic Mountains, since their initial discovery in the late 1960s …
Early Cretaceous neobatrachian frog (Anura) from Brazil sheds light on the origin of modern anurans
F Agnolin, I de Souza Carvalho, AMA Rolando… - Journal of South …, 2020 - Elsevier
The fossil record of anurans in South America is scarse, especially for Mesozoic-aged beds.
The aim of the present paper is to describe a new neobatrachian anuran coming from the …
The aim of the present paper is to describe a new neobatrachian anuran coming from the …
[HTML][HTML] New Material of Beelzebufo, a Hyperossified Frog (Amphibia: Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
The extant anuran fauna of Madagascar is exceptionally rich and almost completely
endemic. In recent years, many new species have been described and understanding of the …
endemic. In recent years, many new species have been described and understanding of the …
[HTML][HTML] The first record of albanerpetontid amphibians (Amphibia: Albanerpetontidae) from East Asia
R Matsumoto, SE Evans - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Albanerpetontids are an enigmatic fossil amphibian group known from deposits of Middle
Jurassic to Pliocene age. The oldest and youngest records are from Europe, but the group …
Jurassic to Pliocene age. The oldest and youngest records are from Europe, but the group …
Phylogenomics reveals rapid, simultaneous diversification of three major clades of Gondwanan frogs at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
YJ Feng, DC Blackburn, D Liang… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Frogs (Anura) are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates and comprise nearly 90% of
living amphibian species. Their worldwide distribution and diverse biology make them well …
living amphibian species. Their worldwide distribution and diverse biology make them well …