Chelomophrynus

Chelomophrynus is an extinct genus of prehistoric anurans in the family Rhinophrynidae.[1][2] A single species is known, Chelomophrynus bayi from the Uintan Wagon Bed Formation of Wyoming.[1] It was probably a subterranean feeder, like the modern member of the family, Rhinophrynus dorsalis. As most burrowing anurans, it likely used its hind feet for digging, thereby entering ground backwards.[2]

Chelomophrynus
Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 46.4–40.4 Ma[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhinophrynidae
Genus: †Chelomophrynus
Henrici, 1991
Type species
†Chelomophrynus bayi
Henrici, 1991

See also
  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References
  1. "†Chelomophrynus Henrici 1991". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. Henrici, Amy C. (2015). "Digging through the past: the evolutionary history of burrowing and underground feeding in rhinophrynid anurans". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 96 (1): 97–109. doi:10.1007/s12549-015-0215-y.
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