Liaoxitriton

Liaoxitriton
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 164–124Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
(unranked): Urodela
Suborder: Cryptobranchoidea
Genus: †Liaoxitriton
Type species
†Liaoxitriton zhongjiani
Dong & Wang, 1998
Species
  • †L. zhongjiani Dong & Wang, 1998
  • †L. daohugouensis Wang, 2004

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

  1. ↑ 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.

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