Shomronella
| Shomronella Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Pipimorpha |
| Genus: | † Estes et al., 1978[1][2] |
| Species: | †S. jordanica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Shomronella jordanica Estes et al., 1978 | |
Shomronella jordanica is the only species in the extinct genus Shomronella, a genus of prehistoric frogs.[3] 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.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Shomronella". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ <R. Estes, Z. V. Spinar, and E. Nevo. 1978. Early Cretaceous pipid tadpoles from Israel (Amphibia: Anura). Herpetologica 34(4):374-393
- ^ a b "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. 4 (2). Blackwell Science: 86–95. doi:10.1046/j.1525-142X.2002.01064.x. PMID 12004966. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.