Abstract
A new species of Latonia, based on isolated cranial and postcranial bones from the late Miocene of the Volchaya Balka locality (early Turolian, MN 11) in N Caucasus, represents the easternmost hitherto known Latonia population and the first well-preserved and unambiguous record of Latonia in Russia. It belongs among those species of Latonia that have smooth maxillae and moderately sculptured frontoparietal. Although Latonia is a common anuran in the fossil record of Europe from the Oligocene to Recent, its fragmentary nature (both articulated skeletons and disarticulated bones) prevents reliable taxonomic conclusions. This is why species-specific diagnostic characters should be verified in order to confirm validity of currently recognised species.
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