Nezpercius

Name: Nezpercius.
Phonetic: Nez-per-ce-us.
Named By: R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Blob,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Carrano,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Rogers,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Forster‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Espinoza‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia.
Species: N.‭ ‬dodsoni‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Carnivore/Insectivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: USA,‭ ‬Montana‭ ‬-‭ ‬Judith River Formation.
Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains of two individuals.

       Nezpercius is a genus of prehistoric frog that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading
-‭ ‬A new fossil frog from the Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬21‭(‬1‭)‬:190-194.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Blob,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Carrano,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Rogers,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Forster‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Espinoza‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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