Kuruleufenia

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Kuruleufenia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Kuruleufenia
Species:
K. xenopoides
Binomial name
Kuruleufenia xenopoides
Gómez, 2016

Kuruleufenia is an extinct genus of pipid that lived in Argentina during the Late Cretaceous. It contains the species K. xenopoides. [1] [2]

References

  1. Gómez, Raúl O. (July 2016). "A new pipid frog from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia and early evolution of crown-group Pipidae". Cretaceous Research . 62: 52–64. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.02.006 . Retrieved 7 February 2025 via Elsevier Science Direct.
  2. Times, Birmingham (2022-01-09). "Frogs And Toads From Over 70 Million Years Ago Are Almost Identical To Species Today". The Birmingham Times. Retrieved 2025-02-07.