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Gerobatrachus

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Amphibamidae — the extinct missing link between frogs and salamanders.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek γέρων (gerōn, "old, ancient") + βάτραχος (batrakhos, "frog").

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  • Nature piece states: "If our interpretations are correct, the preaxial pattern of digital development is either independently derived in Gerobatrachus and salamanders, or primitive in batrachians but reversed in frogs."

    Evolution News & Views 2009

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