Macropelobates

Macropelobates is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs. It was described by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble based on material from Oligocene of Mongolia.[1]

Macropelobates Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Middle Miocene, 33.90–11.61 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Superfamily:	Pelobatoidea
Genus:	†Macropelobates Noble, 1924
Type species
† Macropelobates osborni Noble, 1924
Species
M. linquensis (J. Yang, 1977) Bufo linquensis J. Yang, 1977 M. cratus Gao, 1986 – synonym M. osborni Noble, 1924

Species

The genus contains two species:[2]

• Macropelobates linquensis (J. Yang, 1977) — Shandong, China[3]
• Macropelobates osborni Noble, 1924 — Tsagan Nor Basin, Mongolia[1]

The two species are similar, however, and might be synonymous.[3]

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians

References

1. "†Macropelobates Noble 1924". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
2. Martín, C. & Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Macropelobates Noble, 1924". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
3. Roček, Zbyněk; Dong, Liping; Přikryl, Tomáš; Sun, Chengkai; Tan, Jin; Wang, Yuan (September 2011). "Fossil frogs (Anura) from Shanwang (Middle Miocene; Shandong Province, China)". Geobios. 44 (5): 499–518. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2010.11.009.