Crazyhen Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 This specimen comes from Liaoning, China. It seems very well preserved. Is it a Dalianbatrachus mengi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 These should be useful: Quote "In addition, Dalianbatrachus (Gao and Liu, 2004), based on a single specimen exposed on part-and-counterpart shale slabs (D2166, D2167) from the Yixian Formation, has been synonymized with Mesophryne (Wang and Evans, 2006)." Gao, K.Q., & Chen, J. (2017) A new crown-group frog (Amphibia: Anura) from the Early Cretaceous of northeastern Inner Mongolia, China. American Museum Novitates, (3876):1-39 PDF LINK Wang, Y., & Evans, S.E. (2006) Advances in the study of fossil amphibians and squamates from China: the past fifteen years. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 44(1):60-73 PDF LINK Gao, C.l., & Liu, J.Y. (2004) A new taxon of Anura from Beipiao of Liaoning in China. Global Geology, 23(1):1-4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Crikey! What a lovely fat frog. He/she''s beautiful! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Dalianbatrachus has been synonymized with Mesophryne. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 wonderful specimen "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Crikey! My thoughts exactly. It looks like its about to hop straight out of the rock. Very impressive fossil! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I don't know my frogs, but what a wonderful specimen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I concur with the others. What a frog to have in one's collection! Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That is just ridiculously good. I've seen worse X-ray images of my own body 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Even the outline of the frog! Amazing. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 I have attached a few close-ups, and hopefully they would help identify the species of this frog, whether it is Dalianbatrachus/ Mesophryne. Or would it be a Callobatrachus sanyanensis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 Thanks, Doushantuo, for the information. I am not familiar with the technical terms and have trouble telling what species it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 C.sanyanensis: I can recommend the following,which contains images which might be considered slightly horrifying: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 side-by-side reference: Ke-Qin Gao, Yuan Wang. 2001. Mesozoic anurans from Liaoning Province, China, and phylogenetic relationships of archaeobatrachian anuran clades. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3): 460-476 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 I am posting a photo of Callobatrachus sanyanensis and a photo of this frog again here for easy comparison. Based on the photos, this frog seems to have a narrower skull. I am still figuring out if they are of the same species or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 You should contact Ke-Qin Gao, the top specialist on Chinese fossil frogs. Check your PM for contact info. Please post any updates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 46 minutes ago, piranha said: You should contact Ke-Qin Gao, the top specialist on Chinese fossil frogs. Check your PM for contact info. Please post any updates. Thank you, Piranha. I have sent an email to Prof. Gao seeking his advice on the identity of the frogs. I will post the updates should I receive reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echinoid Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Awesome frog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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