A new palaeobatrachid frog from the early Oligocene of Suceag, Romania

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-189

  Venczel, Marton ^a   Codrea, Vlad ^b   Fǎrcaş, Cristina ^b  

^a rii Cri urilor Museum   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Albionbatrachus; New species; Oligocene; Palaeogeography; Romania

Indexed keywords

ECTOTHERMY; EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; FROG; MASS EXTINCTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

ROMANIA;

ANURA; MAMMALIA; PALAEOBATRACHIDAE; PALAEOBATRACHUS; PIPIDAE;

EID: 84876223206     PISSN: 14772019     EISSN: 14780941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2012.671790     Document Type: Article

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