Liaoxitriton
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| Liaoxitriton Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 164–124Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Caudata |
| (unranked): | Urodela |
| Suborder: | Cryptobranchoidea |
| Genus: | †Liaoxitriton |
| Type species | |
| †Liaoxitriton zhongjiani Dong & Wang, 1998 | |
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Liaoxitriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders from the Mesozoic of China. It contains two species: L. zhongjiani, from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Yixian Formation, and L. daohugouensis, from the Middle/Late Jurassic Daohugou Beds.[1]
References
- ↑ Wang, Y. (2004). "A new Mesozoic caudate (Liaoxitriton daohugouensis sp. nov.) from Inner Mongolia, China". Chinese Science Bulletin 49 (8): 858. doi:10.1360/03wd0115.
See also
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
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