Rana pliocenica is an extinct species of frog within the family Ranidae.[1] The species was described by Richard G. Zweifel from the Pliocene of the Pinole Tuff Formation in Contra Costa County, California, with the type locality being from UCMP 1037, Hipparion Point.[2][3] The holotype specimen named UCMP 34564 consits of partial skeleton.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Rana |
| Species: | †R. pliocenica
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| †Rana pliocenica Zweifel, 1954
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References edit
- ^ "Rana pliocenica Zweifel, 1954". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Rana pliocenica ✝". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ a b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Zweifel, Richard G. (1954). "A New Rana from the Pliocene of California". Copeia. 1954 (2): 85–87. doi:10.2307/1440323. ISSN 0045-8511.