Hatzegobatrachus Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bombinatoridae |
Genus: | †
Hatzegobatrachus Venczel & Csiki, 2003 |
Type species | |
† Hatzegobatrachus grigorescui Venczel & Csiki, 2003
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Hatzegobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric toad. It is sometimes considered the earliest known member of the family Bombinatoridae. It is known from the Late Cretaceous Densuş-Ciula Formation and Sard Formation of Romania, in the region that was once Hateg Island. [1] [2]