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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