We describe a new fossil species of Ceratophrys from cave sediments in Brazil tentatively assessed as late Pleistocene–early Holocene in age. The specimen consists of a nearly complete skull that is missing only the right premaxilla and the right columella. A detailed description and comparative analysis, which considers both living and fossil species, supports the conclusion that the specimen represents a previously unknown, extinct species of Ceratophrys. Poorly represented and assessed characters, paleodistribution of Ceratophryidae, and the taxonomic rectification of the Ceratophrys fossil specimens described by Günther (1859) are also discussed.
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8 December 2020
Description of a New Species of Fossil Ceratophrys (Anura: Ceratophryidae) from Versalles Cave, São Paulo, Brazil
Lucas A. Barcelos,
Diego Almeida-Silva,
Charles M. D. Santos,
Vanessa K. Verdade
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