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A new fossil frog (Lissamphibia: Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the early evolution of neobatrachians
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- 1. Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Tv. 14, CEP 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil & Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré 481, CEP 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- 2. Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré 481, CEP 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Santos, Rodolfo Otávio, Carvalho, Alberto B., Zaher, Hussam (2023): A new fossil frog (Lissamphibia: Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil and the early evolution of neobatrachians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202 (1): 1-29, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad167, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad167
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