Hatzegobatrachus
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| Hatzegobatrachus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bombinatoridae |
| Genus: | †Hatzegobatrachus Venczel & Csiki, 2003 |
| Type species | |
| † Hatzegobatrachus grigorescui Venczel & Csiki, 2003 | |
Hatzegobatrachus is an extinct genus of toad. It is sometimes considered the earliest known member of the family Bombinatoridae. It is known from the Late Cretaceous Densuş-Ciula Formation and Sard Formation of Romania, in the region that was once Hateg Island.[1][2]
