Nesovtriton
| Nesovtriton Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Caudata/Urodela |
| Suborder: | Cryptobranchoidea |
| Genus: | Nesovtriton Skutschas, 2009 |
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N. mynbulakensis Skutschas, 2009 (type) | |
Nesovtriton is an extinct genus of cryptobranchoid salamander known from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian age) of Byssekty Formation, in Uzbekistan.[1] It was first named by Pavel P. Skutschas in 2009 and the type species is Nesovtriton mynbulakensis.[1]
References
- 1 2 Pavel P. Skutschas (2009). "Re-Evaluation of Mynbulakia Nesov, 1981 (Lissamphibia: Caudata) and Description of a New Salamander Genus from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 (3): 659–664. doi:10.1671/039.029.0326.
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