Albionbatrachus
Name:
Albionbatrachus
(Albion frog).
Phonetic: Al-be-on-ba-trac-hus.
Named By: C. A. M. Meszoely, Z. V.
Spinar & R. L. E. Ford - 1984.
Classification: Chordata, Amphibia.
Species: A. wightensis
(type).
Diet: Carnivore/insectivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: England, Isle of Wight -
Lower Headon Beds Formation.
Time period: Priabonina of the Eocene.
Fossil representation: MCZ 8784 - Almost
complete frontoparietal bone.
Albionbatrachus was a genus of frog that lived around the southern British Isles during the late Eocene. The name Albionbatrachus is derived from Albion, the ancient name for the largest of the British Isles. Possible relatives of Albionbatrachus include Palaeobatrachus and Pliobatrachus.
Further reading
- A new palaeobatrachid frog from the Eocene of the British Isles
- C. A. M. Meszoely, Z. V. Spinar & R. L.
E.
Ford - 1984.
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