Indorana
Extinct genus of amphibians
| Indorana Temporal range: Ypresian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | †Indorana Folie & Rana et al., 2012 |
| Binomial name | |
| Indorana prasadi Folie & Rana et al., 2012 | |
Indorana is an extinct genus of lissamphibians which existed in what is now India during the Early Eocene. The type and only known species is Indorana prasadi.[1]
The genus name comes from Latin Indo- ("India") and rana ("frog), while the species is named in honor of the Indian paleontologist Guntupalli V.R. Prasad.[1]
References
- ^ a b Annelise Folie; Rajendra S. Rana; Kenneth D. Rose; Ashok Sahni; Kishor Kumar; Lachham Singh; Thierry Smith (2012). "Early Eocene frogs from Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat, India". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 58 (3): 511–524. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0063.
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