Beelzebufo
Beelzebufo ampinga
ok. 23 cmDojrzałość nieustalona · rekonstrukcja
Body length (excluding tail)
Body length (excluding tail)
od pyska do kloaki · bez kończynMeasurement: side
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Beelzebufo — size comparison
Beelzebufo was an extinct frog from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Finds come from the Maevarano Formation, documenting terrestrial ecosystems with seasonal
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od pyska do kloaki · bez kończynReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
Body length (excluding tail)Scale in cm
0510152025
approx. 23 cm
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Beelzebufo — size comparison — facts and sources
Beelzebufo was an extinct frog from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Finds come from the Maevarano Formation, documenting terrestrial ecosystems with seasonally changing water availability. It probably ate animal food, but its prey list is not directly known; sensational scenes of it swallowing young dinosaurs remain hypotheses.
New bones described in 2014 allowed the reconstruction and popular size estimates to be revised. Comparing the extinct frog with modern species requires consideration of different skull proportions and incomplete material. Its relationships and ancient geographical connections remain under study.