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Extinct genus of amphibians

Laccotriton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Caudata
Genus: †Laccotriton
Gao et al. 1998
Type species
†Laccotriton subsolanus
Gao et al. 1998

Laccotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders which lived in Eastern Asia during the Early Cretaceous. A nearly complete skeleton of L. subsolanus was found at Hebei, China.

See also

References

  1. "Laccotriton". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  2. Gao, Ke-Qin; Chen, Jianye; Jia, Jia (2013). Gardner, James (ed.). "Taxonomic diversity, stratigraphic range, and exceptional preservation of Juro-Cretaceous salamanders from northern China". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 50 (3): 255–267. Bibcode:2013CaJES..50..255G. doi:10.1139/e2012-039. ISSN 0008-4077.
  3. "Laccotriton subsolanus". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Laccotriton


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