A new pelobatoid frog from the lower Eocene of southern China

A new frog with pelobatoid affinities is described from the lower Eocene of southern China based on 11 individuals at different developmental stages. Comparative analysis reveals that this anuran shares osteological characters with the rather diverse family Megophryidae. In particular, intervertebral discs are present between the anterior vertebral centra and the lamella alaris of the squamosal is widely separated from the maxilla, which lacks a...