| Theatonius Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous,
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Genus: | †Theatonius Fox, 19762 |
| Type species | |
| †Theatonius lancensis Fox, 19762
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Theatonius is an extinct genus of Cretaceous amphibians known from North America.1 Originally described from the Lance Formation, Wyoming,2 it is now also known from Utah, Montana, and New Jersey.1
References
References
- "†Theatonius Fox 1976". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- Fox, Richard C. (1976). "An edentulous frog (Theatonius lancensis, new genus and species) from the Upper Cretaceous Lance Formation of Wyoming". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 13 (10): 1486–1490. Bibcode:1976CaJES..13.1486F. doi:10.1139/e76-154.