Shomronella

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]

Shomronella Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, 136.4–125.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Suborder:	Mesobatrachia
Superfamily:	Pipoidea
Genus:	†Shomronella
Binomial name
†Shomronella jordanica R. Estes et al., 1978[1][2]

See also

• Pipimorpha
• List of prehistoric amphibians

References

1. "Shomronella". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
2. <R. Estes, Z. V. Spinar, and E. Nevo. 1978. Early Cretaceous pipid tadpoles from Israel (Amphibia: Anura). Herpetologica 34(4):374-393
3. "Shomronella jordanica". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
4. 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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.