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BEELZEBUFO
(bee-el-zeh-boo-fo)
meaning: "Devil toad"
Beelzebufo
Named By: Evans, Jones, & Krause in 2008
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma
Location: Madagascar - Maevarano Formation
Size: 41 centimetres long, possibly slightly bigger
Diet: unavailable
Fossil(s): Single specimen
Classification: | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Neobatrachia | Hyloidea | Leptodactylidae | Ceratophryinae |
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Beelzebufo ampinga ( or ) 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).

Read more about Beelzebufo at Wikipedia
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