Hungarobatrachus
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Hungarobatrachus is an extinct genus
of advanced frog
. It is a ranoid which lived during the upper Cretaceous period (Santonian
age) in what is now Hungary
. It is known from isolated ilia
and tibio-fibulae recovered from the Iharkút locality in the Csehbánya Formation
. This genus was named by Zoltán Szentesi and Márton Venczel in 2010
, and the type species
is Hungarobatrachus szukacsi.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of advanced frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
. It is a ranoid which lived during the upper Cretaceous period (Santonian
Santonian
The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous epoch or Upper Cretaceous series. It spans the time between 85.8 ± 0.7 mya and 83.5 ± 0.7 mya...
age) in what is now Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. It is known from isolated ilia
Ilia
-Science and Medicine:*Apatura ilia or Lesser Purple Emperor, a butterfly*Ilium , pelvic bone-Places:*Ilia, Hunedoara, Romania*Ilia Prefecture, Greece*Ilia Province, Greece*Ilia Gechikov, Belarus-Arts and literature:...
and tibio-fibulae recovered from the Iharkút locality in the Csehbánya Formation
Csehbánya Formation
The Csehbánya Formation is a geological formation in Hungary whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.-Vertebrate paleofauna:...
. This genus was named by Zoltán Szentesi and Márton Venczel in 2010
2010 in paleontology
-Anomalocaridids:-Newly named crustaceans:-Newly named insects:* A new family, Cascopleciidae, is published by Poinar Jr.* A new family of ceraphronoid Hymenopters, Radiophronidae, is published by Ortega-Blanco, Rasnitsyn, and Delclòs....
, and the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
is Hungarobatrachus szukacsi.