Eopelobates
Extinct genus of frogs
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Eopelobates is an extinct genus of frogs in the family Pelobatidae.[2] Closely related to the living European spadefoot toad, it is known from the Eocene of western North America, and the Eocene–Pliocene of Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pelobatidae |
| Genus: | †Eopelobates Parker, 1929 |
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Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Biogeochemical analysis of Eopelobates wagneri from the Messel Formation shows that it was a tertiary consumer based on it δ15N values. This is consistent with observed fossil evidence of it feeding on lizards, which have been preserved in the bromalites of this Eopelobates species.[3]
Palaeobiogeography
It is suggested that the distribution over both Europe and North America is due to dispersal during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.[4]
