Shomronella
| Shomronella Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, 136.4–125.0 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Superorder: | Batrachia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Mesobatrachia |
| Superfamily: | Pipoidea |
| Genus: | Shomronella R. Estes et al., 1978[1] |
| Species: | †S. jordanica |
Shomronella jordanica is the only species in the extinct genus Shomronella, a genus of prehistoric frogs.[2] According to findings from fossils of S. jordanica, that were found in Jordan and Israel, the frog lived during the Lower Cretaceous, specifically in the Hauterivian to Barremian.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Shomronella". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- 1 2 "Shomronella jordanica". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ↑ Chipman, Ariel D.; Eitan Tchernov (2002). "Ancient ontogenies: larval development of the Lower Cretaceous anuran Shomronella jordanica (Amphibia: Pipoidea)". Evolution & Development. Blackwell Science. 4 (2): 86–95. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142X.2002.01064.x.
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