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Theatonius

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Theatonius
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous, 70.6–66.043 Ma[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Theatonius
Fox, 1976[2]
Type species
Theatonius lancensis
Fox, 1976[2]

Theatonius is an extinct genus of Cretaceous amphibians known from North America.[1] Originally described from the Lance Formation, Wyoming,[2] it is now also known from Utah, Montana, and New Jersey.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "†Theatonius Fox 1976". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Fox, Richard C. (1976). "An edentulous frog (Theatonius lancensis, new genus and species) from the Upper Cretaceous Lance Formation of Wyoming". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 13 (10): 1486–1490. Bibcode:1976CaJES..13.1486F. doi:10.1139/e76-154.