The articulated holotype USNM 489135 records a Permian frog–salamander character mosaic recovered as a stem batrachian.
Represented range283.3–274.4 Ma
RegionsClear Fork Group, Baylor County, Texas, USA
CladesGerobatrachus hottoni · stem Batrachia
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topology · medium
The sole Gerobatrachus hottoni holotype USNM 489135 combines frog-like and salamander-like characters and was recovered as a stem batrachian in the original analysis; it is neither crown Batrachia nor a demonstrated direct ancestor or global first appearance.