Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 24 (1979 - 1980)
Remarks on the Fossil Anurans from the Polish Neogene
Abstract:
Based on new material, this article discuss some additions to the anuran fossil record of the Polish Neogene. Fossil remains of the families Discoglossidae, Palaeobatrachidae, Pelobatidae and Hylidae are described. The taxonimic status of the group Latonia — “Discoglossus giganteus” is discussed. The Polish Pliocene has provided the oldest known remains of the genus Bombina, with forms morphologically closest to the living Bombina bombina. In the same period, the extinct Eopelobates is present. Some previously unknown skeletal elements of Pliobatrachus axe described. The latter genus is revalidated and a new diagnosis proposed.
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