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, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhinophrynidae |
| Genus: | †Chelomophrynus Henrici, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| †Chelomophrynus bayi Henrici, 1991 | |
References
- "†Chelomophrynus Henrici 1991". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- 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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