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Sunnybatrachus
''Sunnybatrachus'' is a genus of extinct frog that lived during the Berriasian epoch of the Early Cretaceous of England. The only known material, including the holotype Ilium (bone), ilium as well as bones of the skull, vertebral column, forelimb, pelvis, and hindlimb was named ''Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis'' by Susan E. Evans and Gerard J. McGowan in 2002 in paleontology, 2002. The species name describes the Purbeck Limestone Group, while the genus name is for the Sunnydown Farm locality of the Lulworth Formation, where the fossils were found. ''Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis'' is estimated to have a been mid-sized frog, measuring in snout–vent length. References Early Cretaceous frogs Early Cretaceous tetrapods of Europe Fossil taxa described in 2002 Taxa named by Susan E. Evans {{Paleo-anura-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulworth Formation
The Lulworth Formation is a geologic formation in England. It dates from the late Tithonian to the mid Berriasian. It is a subunit of the Purbeck Group. In Dorset, it consists of three members, which are in ascending order, the Mupe Member, the Ridgway Member, and the Warbarrow Tout Member. The Mupe Member is typically 11 to 16 m thick and largely consists of marls and micrites with interbeds of calcareous mudstone. The Ridgeway Member is about 3 to 7 m thick and consists of in its western portion carbonaceous muds, marls and micrites, in the east the muds are replaced by micritic limestone. The Warbarrow Tout Member is 17 to 39 m thick and consists of limestone at the base and micrite and mudstone for the rest of the sequence, this member is the primary source of the vertebrate fossils within the formation. Elsewhere the unit is undifferentiated. Vertebrate paleobiota Amphibians Turtles Lepidosaurs Crocodyliformes Dinosaurs Mammals See also * List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |