Karauridae

Karaurids
Temporal range: Jurassic Bathonian–Kimmeridgian
Karaurus sharovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Caudata
Family: Karauridae
Genera

Karauridae is a family of salamander-like amphibians that lived from the Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic in Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). Its members are some of the oldest known salamanders.[1][2]

References

  1. Averianov, Alexander O.; Martin, Thomas; Skutschas, P. P.; Rezvyi, A. S.; Bakirov, A. A. (2008). "Amphibians from the Middle Jurassic Balabansai Svita in the Fergana Depression, Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)". Palaeontology 51 (2): 471–485. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00748.x.
  2. Marjanovic D, Laurin M (2014). "An updated paleontological timetree of lissamphibians, with comments on the anatomy of Jurassic crown-group salamanders (Urodela)". Historical Biology. doi:10.1080/08912963.2013.797972.

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