Sunnybatrachus is a genus of extinct frog that lived during the Berriasian epoch of the Early Cretaceous of England.[1][2] The only known material, including the holotype 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. 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.[1]

Sunnybatrachus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Berriasian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Sunnybatrachus
Evans & McGowan, 2002[1]
Species:
S. purbeckensis
Binomial name
Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis
Evans & McGowan, 2002[1]

Sunnybatrachus purbeckensis is estimated to have a been mid-sized frog, measuring 40–80 mm (1.6–3.1 in) in snout–vent length.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Evans, S.E.; McGowan, G.J. (2002). Milner, A.R.; Batten, D.J. (eds.). "Lissamphibian remains from the Purbeck Limestone Group, southern England". Special Papers in Palaeontology. 68: 103–119.
  2. ^ "†Sunnybatrachus Evans and McGowan 2002". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 2 March 2024.