Biology:Koalliella

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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians

Koalliella
Temporal range: Paleocene, 58.7–55.8 Ma[1]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Koalliella
Type species
Koalliella genzeli
Herre, 1950

Koalliella is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander.[1] It is the oldest known salamandrid.[2]

See also

  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "†Koalliella Herre 1950". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=37399. 
  2. Venczel, Márton (2008). "A new salamandrid amphibian from the Middle Miocene of Hungary and its phylogenetic relationships". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6 (1): 41–59. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002283. 

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