Macropelobates

Macropelobates is an extinct genus of prehistoric frogs. It was described by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble based on material from Oligocene of Mongolia.^[1]

Macropelobates Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Middle Miocene, 33.90–11.61 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Superfamily:	Pelobatoidea
Genus:	†Macropelobates Noble, 1924
Type species
† Macropelobates osborni Noble, 1924
Species
M. linquensis (J. Yang, 1977) Bufo linquensis J. Yang, 1977 M. cratus Gao, 1986 – synonym M. osborni Noble, 1924

Species

The genus contains two species:^[2]

• Macropelobates linquensis (J. Yang, 1977) — Shandong, China^[3]
• Macropelobates osborni Noble, 1924 — Tsagan Nor Basin, Mongolia^[1]

The two species are similar, however, and might be synonymous.^[3]

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians