Parrisia
| Parrisia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Genus: | Parrisia Denton and O'Neill, 1998 |
Parrisia is an extinct genus of legless batrachosauroidid salamander from Campanian-age rocks in the Marshalltown Formation, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The type and only species is Parrisia neocesariensis,[1] which was discovered at the Ellisdale Fossil Site in New Jersey.
Along with other amphibians found at the site, Parrisia is one of the first representative fossil amphibians from Late Cretaceous North America. As well as being legless, Parrisia also preyed on other animals.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.jstor.org/pss/4523920 Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ↑ http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/history_buffs_guide.pdf Retrieved 18 January 2011.