In Depth Palaeobatrachus was an ancient frog that has often been related as being similar to the African clawed toad genus Xenopus. Palaeobatrachus is thought to have been a primarily aquatic frog which means that it rarely left the water. Like with other frogs, Palaeobatrachus were probably predators of invertebrates as well as possibly vertebrates … Read more
In Depth Though only known from partial hip and limb bones, Hungarobatrachus has still been identified as a possible ranoid frog that lived in Europe during the Late Cretaceous. Further Reading - An advanced anuran from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian) of Hungary. - Neues Jahrbuch f�r Geologie und Pal�ontologie - Abhandlungen 256(3):291-302. - Z. Szentesi … Read more
In Depth Prosalirus is one of the earliest frogs that has been confirmed as being able to jump, a revelation brought about from analysis of the skeleton which shows that it was capable of absorbing forces associated with landing. Further Reading - An Early Jurassic jumping frog. - Nature 377:49-52. - Neil H. Shubin & … Read more