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Hatzegobatrachus

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Hatzegobatrachus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70.6–65.5 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bombinatoridae
Genus: Hatzegobatrachus
Venczel & Csiki, 2003
Type species
Hatzegobatrachus grigorescui
Venczel & Csiki, 2003

Hatzegobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric toad. It is sometimes considered the earliest known member of the family Bombinatoridae. It is known from the Late Cretaceous Densuş-Ciula Formation and Sard Formation of Romania, in the region that was once Hateg Island.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "†Hatzegobatrachus Venczel and Csiki 2003". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Martín, C.; Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Hatzegobatrachus Venczel et Csiki, 2003". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es/. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.