Genibatrachus baoshanensis SOLD
System: Cretaceous.
Origin: Liaoning, China.Â
Plate measurements: 18.5 cm x 17.3 cm x 0.9 cm
Plate glued on plywood or plywood, to facilitate transportation and reduce the risk of breakage.
100% natural frog, not restored.
Genibatrachus means "geni river frog" and baoshanensis refers to the city of Baoshan where they met.Â
Genibatrachus is an extinct genus of frogs from the early Cretaceous period, approximately 125 million years ago. This frog provides key information on the development and evolution of anurans, with bony features suggesting jumping ability.Â
Genibatrachus baoshanensis, documents another Early Cretaceous anuran with reduction of presacral vertebrae to eight, similar to several frog taxa of approximately the same age from Spain and Brazil.Â
