Biology:Opisthotriton
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
| Opisthotriton | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | †Batrachosauroididae |
| Genus: | †Opisthotriton Auffenberg, 1961 |
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O. kayi Auffenberg, 1961 | |
Opisthotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in North America between at least the Upper Cretaceous and the Paleocene.[2]
See also
- List of prehistoric amphibians
References
- ↑ Holman, J. Alan (2006). Fossil salamanders of North America. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34732-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=jedqR3axP_MC. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Plaeobiology Database - Opisthotriton". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=37361&is_real_user=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q7098324 entry
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