We present new disarticulated cranial elements of the Eocene frog Thaumastosaurus from
several localities in the Phosphorites du Quercy, France, providing novel information about …

Establishment of extant terrestrial vertebrate faunas in North America was influenced by a
set of factors associated with temporal changes in climate and ecology that operated at …

Anurans are characterized by a biphasic life cycle, with an aquatic larval (tadpole) stage
followed by an adult (frog) stage, both connected through the metamorphic period in which …

Biological nomenclature is an essential tool for storing and retrieving biological information.
Yet traditional nomenclature poorly reflects evolutionary theory. Current biological …

ABSTRACT The South American horned frogs or 'escuerzos'(Ceratophryidae) are among
the best-known neobatrachians and comprise the genera Chacophrys, Ceratophrys, and …

In the present paper, we report new anuran remains recovered from strata referred to the
Adamantina Formation (Upper Cretaceous) crop** out near Catanduva city, São Paulo …

One of the main missions of the Geoparks is to sensibilize the inhabitants of the protected
territories to the rich geoheritage that surrounds them through numerous educational …

Neobatrachia, a clade representing the majority of extant anuran diversity, is thought to have
emerged and diversified during the Cretaceous. Most of the early diversification of …

Although neobatrachians represent about 95% of anuran diversity, their fossil record,
especially during the Mesozoic, remains scarce and often limited to a few damaged …

Ranids represent an important part of the extant anuran diversity of Europe. One of the best-
known genera is Pelophylax (green-water frog). This genus is considered to have arrived in …