Opisthotriton
| Opisthotriton Temporal range: 55.8–83.5Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Suborder: | Proteoidea |
| Family: | Batrachosauroididae |
| Genus: | Opisthotriton Auffenberg, 1961 |
| Species | |
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O. kayi Auffenberg, 1961 | |
Opisthotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in North America between at least the Upper Cretaceous and the Paleocene.[2]
References
- ↑ Holman, J. Alan (2006). Fossil salamanders of North America. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34732-9. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Plaeobiology Database - Opisthotriton". Retrieved 13 August 2010.
See also
- List of prehistoric amphibians