Chelotriton

Chelotriton
Temporal range: 13.7–16 Ma
Chelotriton paradoxus fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Chelotriton
Pomel, 1853[1]
Species

C. paradoxus Pomel, 1853
C. robustus Westphal, 1980[2]

Synonyms

Tylotriton primigenius Noble, 1928[3]

Fossil

Chelotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in Europe during the Middle Miocene.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  2. Morolo, Michael; Stephan Schaal; Gerald Mayr; Christina Seiffert (09-12-04). "An annotated taxonomic list of the Middle Eocene (MP 11) Vertebrata of Messel" (PDF). Cour Forschungsinst Senckenberg 252: 95–108. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. Name - Chelotriton paradoxus Pomel 1853

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