Spea labreae
| Spea labreae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Scaphiopodidae |
| Genus: | Spea |
| Species: | S. labreae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spea labreae Cruz & Lindsey, 2026 | |
Spea labreae is an extinct species of North American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae) in the genus Spea, known from Pleistocene–Holocene-dated fossils collected from the La Brea Tar Pits in California, United States.[1][2] The bones were excavated in 1929 but remained undescribed until their description in 2026.[1][3] S. labreae was about seven percent larger than extant species of Spea.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 Hernández, Cato (2026-08-05). "A new Ice Age toad has been found in LA. Why the discovery matters". LAist. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
- ↑ Cruz, J. Alberto; Lindsey, Emily L. (2026-08-04). "A new extinct Pleistocene species of spadefoot toad and comments on the paleoecology and paleobiogeography of anurans from Rancho La Brea, California". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2026.2689465. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ↑ Baisas, Laura (2026-08-05). "Forgotten fossil from 1950s is actually a new species of Ice Age frog". Popular Science. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
- ↑ Reese, Devin (2026-08-05). "A New Toad Species Emerges from the La Brea Tar Pits". nautil.us. Retrieved 2026-08-06.