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Attack of the Fire Frog

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On the shores of a lake, the small reptile Captorhinikos sp. is surprised by the temnospondyl Procuhy nazariensis, the "fire frog". This name comes from the Timbira language (prôt=frog + cuhy=fire), native from Maranhão, Piauí and Tocantins (brazilian states), and refers to the amphibian being found in the Pedra de Fogo Formation (what means "Rock of Fire" in portuguese).

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Update 06/03/20: The fossil before attributed to Captorhinus has been reidentified as a Captorhinikos. Check the research here, including more captorhinids from the Formation.
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Awesome! And after I stared at the picture for 5 minutes, I found the Prionosuchus skull :D