Liaoxitriton
| Liaoxitriton Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous, 164–124 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | 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
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