Batrachosauroididae
| Batrachosauroididae Temporal range: 145.5–13.6 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Clade: | Caudata |
| Family: | †Batrachosauroididae Auffenberg, 1958 |
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Batrachosauridae | |
Batrachosauroididae is an extinct family of prehistoric salamanders with holarctic distribution. They were paedomorphic and presumably aquatic. They are possibly the sister taxon of Proteidae, an extant family of aquatic salamanders.[1]
The following genera are included:[2]
References
- ↑ Denton Jr., Robert K. & Robert C. O'Neill (1998). "Parrisia neocesariensis, a new batrachosauroidid salamander and other amphibians from the Campanian of eastern North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 18 (3): 484–494. doi:10.1080/02724634.1998.10011076. JSTOR 4523920.
- ↑ "†family Batrachosauroididae Auffenberg 1958". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
See also
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