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Vieraella herbsti
Reig, 1961 [2]
Vieraella is an extinct genus of frog from the Lower Jurassic (Early PliensbachiantoToarcian) Roca Blanca FormationofArgentina, and one of the oldest true frogs known. This genus is known by a single excepcionally well preserved specimen, P.V.L. 2188, with at least eight presacrals vertebrae, free ribs, ulna and radius not fused, bony skull with some discoglossid characters.[3]
Despite living around 188 million years ago, Vieraella was anatomically very similar to modern frogs. For example, its hind legs were adapted for jumping, and the skull already possessed the lattice-like form found in modern species. It was, however, an unusually small frog, measuring only 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in length. Although older frog-like creatures are known, such as Triadobatrachus, these possessed many primitive characteristics, and cannot be said to be "true" frogs.[4]
Vieraella herbstii
