Hungarobatrachus

Hun-gar-o-ba-trak-us.
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

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Name

Hungarobatrachus ‭(‬Hungarian frog‭)‬.

Phonetic

Hun-gar-o-ba-trak-us.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Szentesi & M.‭ ‬Venczel‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Anura,‭ ‬Neobatrachia,‭ ‬Ranoidea.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

H.‭ ‬szukacsi

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Hungary‭ ‬-‭ ‬Csehb�nya Formation.

Time Period

Santonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Ilia and tibio-fibulae.

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 & M.‭ ‬Venczel‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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