| Triadobatrachus Temporal range: Early Triassic | |
|---|---|
| |
| Paleoart of Triadobatrachus by Jacek Major. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapoda |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Superorder: | Batrachia |
| Clade: | Salientia |
| Genus: | †Triadobatrachus Piveteau, 1938 |
| Type species | |
| †Triadobatrachus massinoti Piveteau, 1938 | |
Triadobatrachus massinoti is an ancient stem frog from the early Triassic period of Madagascar. It retained a reduced, unfused tail of around 10 vertebrae. Thus, the species represented a batrachian form acquiring derived anuran (frog) features. Represented by a single complete skeleton - MNHN F.MAE.126 - Triadobatrachus is the oldest known lissamphibian.[1]
Gallery[]
Sources[]
- ↑ Ascarrunz, Eduardo & Rage, Jean-Claude & Legreneur, Pierre & Laurin, Michel. (2016). Triadobatrachus massinoti, the earliest known lissamphibian (Vertebrata: Tetrapoda) re-examined by μCT scan, and the evolution of trunk length in batrachians. Contributions to Zoology. 85. 201-223.. 10.1163/18759866-08502004.