Beelzebufo
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Beelzebufo Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma |
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| Life restoration of a B. ampinga eating a theropod | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratophryidae |
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†Beelzebufo Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008 |
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†Beelzebufo ampinga Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008 |
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†B. ampinga Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008 |
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†B. ampinga Evans, Jones, & Krause, 2008
Beelzebufo ampinga (/biːˌɛlzᵻˈbjuːfoʊ æmˈpɪŋɡə/ or /ˌbiːlzəˈbjuːfoʊ/) was a particularly large species of prehistoric frog described in 2008. Common names assigned by the popular media include devil frog,devil toad, and the frog from hell.
Fossils of Beelzebufo have been recovered from strata of the Maevarano Formation in Madagascar, dating to the late Cretaceous period, some 70 million years ago (Mya).
The generic name Beelzebufo is a portmanteau of Beelzebub (a Semitic deity whose name may be translated as "Lord of the Flies", sometimes identified either as one of the chief lieutenants, or alter ego of the Christian Devil) and bufo (Latin for "toad").
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