Rana pliocenica

Rana pliocenica
Temporal range: Pliocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species:
†R. pliocenica
Binomial name
†Rana pliocenica
Zweifel, 1954

Rana pliocenica is an extinct species of frog within the family Ranidae.[1] The species was described by Richard G. Zweifel from the Pliocene of the Pinole Tuff Formation in Contra Costa County, California, with the type locality being from UCMP 1037, Hipparion Point.[2][3] The holotype specimen named UCMP 34564 is a partial skeleton.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Rana pliocenica Zweifel, 1954". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "Rana pliocenica ✝". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  3. ^ a b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ Zweifel, Richard G. (1954). "A New Rana from the Pliocene of California". Copeia. 1954 (2): 85–87. doi:10.2307/1440323. ISSN 0045-8511. JSTOR 1440323.