Devil Frog Devil Frog!


The big news from the paleo world today is the giant predatory Mesozoic frog fossil discovered in Madagascar. They're calling it Beelzebufo, devil toad. Too bad I just returned my big froggy book to the library eariler today, I could look up the modern pac-man frogs they're related to. I do know "bufo" is a genus name for toads (all toads are frogs) and is derived from the same root as buffoon.
I think this deserves some paleoetry if anything does.

Beelzebufo, devil frog
You start out life as a pollywog
But then you grow to epic size
Truly you are the Lord of Flies
You're the top toad, the amphibial apex
But you're no match for Mr. T-Rex!