Iridotriton

Iridotriton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Genus: Iridotriton

Iridotriton hechti is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian. A basal salamandroid closely related to today's advanced salamanders. Present in stratigraphic zone 6.[1] Found in Dinosaur National Park.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.
  2. ^ "Rainbow Park microsite". The Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=57913. Retrieved 20 August 2010.