Biology:Megalotriton

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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians


Megalotriton
Temporal range: Priabonian, 37.2–33.9 Ma
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Megalotriton

Zittel, 1890
Species

M. filholi Zittel, 1890[1]

Megalotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders which lived in Europe during the Late Eocene.[2]

See also

  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References

  1. Roček, Zbyněk (1994). "A Review of the fossil Caudata of Europe". Abhandlungen und Berichte für Naturkunde (Magdeburg) 17: 51–56. http://rocek.gli.cas.cz/Reprints/Magdeburg-1.pdf. 
  2. "Megalotriton". The Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=37400&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 

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