Amphibian
Beelzebufo
Beelzebufo was a robust frog with a strongly ossified skull.
Beelzebufo was a robust frog with a strongly ossified skull. CT-based study of fossil material has revealed new details of its head and body.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Beelzebufo at a glance
- Diet
- Predatory frog; exact prey uncertain
- Its robust skull is compared with the feeding anatomy of predatory frogs.
- When it lived
- Late Cretaceous
- Group
- Anura
- Frogs
- Fossil locations
- Madagascar
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Beelzebufo
Beelzebufo was a robust frog with a strongly ossified skull. CT-based study of fossil material has revealed new details of its head and body.
Its strongly built head is compared with the skulls of other predatory frogs. The fossils preserve bones rather than a complete record of its soft tissues or prey.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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