Calyptocephalella sauzalensis

Calyptocephalella sauzalensis; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Calyptocephalellidae
Genus:	Calyptocephalella
Species:	†C. sauzalensis
Binomial name
	†Calyptocephalella sauzalensis; Nicoli et. al., 2022

Last updated October 02, 2025

Calyptocephalella sauzalensis is an extinct species of frog in the genus Calyptocephalella that lived during the Miocene.

Distribution

Calyptocephalella sauzalensis is known from the El Sauzal Formation of Argentina.^[1]

References

↑ Nicoli, Laura; Muzzopappa, Paula; Espinoza, Nahuel; Melchor, Ricardo (November 2022). "A new fossil species of Calyptocephalella (Anura: Australobatrachia) from the Miocene of northern Patagonia: Novel evidence of the broad past diversity of the genus" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . 119 104008. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11904008N. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.104008 . Retrieved 12 March 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[1] Nicoli, Laura; Muzzopappa, Paula; Espinoza, Nahuel; Melchor, Ricardo (November 2022). "A new fossil species of Calyptocephalella (Anura: Australobatrachia) from the Miocene of northern Patagonia: Novel evidence of the broad past diversity of the genus" . Journal of South American Earth Sciences . 119 104008. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11904008N. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.104008 . Retrieved 12 March 2025– via Elsevier Science Direct.

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