Anura incertae familiae

Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis (Gao et Wang, 2001)

Anura incertae familiae

Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Jianshangou BedHeitizigou (Heituogou), Sihetun, Huangbanjigou, Beipiao, Liaoning, China
Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis (Gao et Wang, 2001), a Cretaceous amphibian fossil from Heitizigou (Heituogou).
Photo 1 · Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis (from Dong et al., 2013). A1, A2. Holotype [(PMOL) LPM0030], ventral view; B1, B2. Referred specimen [(DLNHM) DNM D2166], dorsal view; C1-C3. Referred specimen (IVPP V12717), ventral view. Scale bar = 2 cm
Family
Anura incertae familiae
Genus
Liaobatrachus
Authority
Dong, Roczek, Wang et Jones, 2013
Original combination
Mesophryne beipiaoensis
Age
Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Jianshangou Bed
Locality
Heitizigou (Heituogou), Sihetun, Huangbanjigou, Beipiao, Liaoning, China
Diagnosis
Compared with other species of Liaobatrachus, L. beipiaoensis has relatively longer hindlimbs, femur slightly longer than tibiofibula, acetabulum semicircular, prepollex with two phalanges.
Remarks
Originally named Mesophryne beipiaoensis by Gao et Wang (2001). 'Dalianbatrachus mengi' is a junior synonym. The holotype (PMOL) LPM 0030 was originally numbered IVPP V 11721, later returned to Beipiao City government and housed at Liaoning Paleontological Museum.
Figure caption
Liaobatrachus beipiaoensis (from Dong et al., 2013). A1, A2. Holotype [(PMOL) LPM0030], ventral view; B1, B2. Referred specimen [(DLNHM) DNM D2166], dorsal view; C1-C3. Referred specimen (IVPP V12717), ventral view. Scale bar = 2 cm