Tuesday 3 December 2013

Prosalirus bitis

Prosalirus from the Early Jurassic of Arizona is perhaps the earliest known jumping frog.

Name
Prosalirus bitis
Authority
Shubin & Jenkins, 1995
Meaning of generic name
Latin, prosalire, to leap forward
Meaning of specific name
Navajo bitis, high over it.
Size
Skull length: , Length: 4-5 cm
Remains
Holotype (MNA V8725): associated remains of at least two individuals.

Referred materials: MCZ 9324A, MCZ 9323A
Age and Distribution
Horizon: Kayenta Formation, early Jurassic (Plienbaschian).

Locality: Gold Spring Quarry, Adeii Eechii Cliffs, Coconino County, Arizona, US.
Classification
Lissamphibia Salientia Notobatrachidae
Further Reading
N. H. Shubin and F. A. Jenkins. 1995. An Early Jurassic jumping frog. Nature 377:49-52.
Image by Nobu Tamura (click to enlarge)
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