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  • Lithobates catesbaianus Scapula


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    Taxonomy

    Bull Frog

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Amphibia
    Order: Anura
    Family: Ranidae
    Genus: Lithobates
    Species: Lithobates catesbeianus
    Author Citation Mark Catesby

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Pliocene

    Stratigraphy

    Caloosahatchee Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Alejandro (Alex) Rosas
    Date Collected: 08/19/2018
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 1.5 cm
    Width: .5 cm

    Location

    Caloosahatchee River
    Glades County
    Florida
    United States

    Comments

    Specimen was found using a sifting method at or around 1 feet of water in the banks of the Caloosahatchee River. Among other finds in same 2sq meters where  angulosplenials, there is no way to take those into the Species level but are without doubt representations of the Ranidae Family. Also found was portion of a fossilized pelvis of what appear to be Deer (this is not corroborated to the Species), numerous scales of the fish family Lepisosteidae (Garfish), other unidentified but likely amphibian bones, 2 shark teeth (yet to be identified), unidentifiable bone fragments no larger than 2 inches, Drum fish teeth, unidentifiable teeth fragments, yet to be identified Cat Fish dorsal spikes and an innumerable variety of mollusk fossils. The presence of both amphibians and sharks in this locality demonstrate that within the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Epochs this area of Glades County, FL was at one point lacustrine and at another a shallow sea environment. One can only speculate that there was intense glacial activity within such time frame.




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