Albanerpeton
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Albanerpeton is an extinct genus of salamander-like albanerpetontid amphibian found in North America, Europe and Asia first appearing in Cretaceous-aged strata. There are eight described members of the genus, and one undiagnosed species from the Paskapoo Formation, making it by far the most speciose genus in the family.[1] Members of the genus had a robust head and neck which likely allowed them to actively burrow, characteristic of fossorial species, and they lived in a wide range of environments. This genus of amphibian was the last of its order, surviving until into the Early Pleistocene (Gelasian) of northern Italy,[2] and possibly northern Spain,[3] until around 2 million years ago. It likely became extinct when the region developed its present Mediterranean-type climate, having preferred one that was cold and humid.[2] The monophyly of Albanerpeton has recently been questioned, with some authors regarding the genus as paraphyletic.[4][5]
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Albanerpeton inexpectatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | †Allocaudata |
Family: | †Albanerpetontidae |
Genus: | †Albanerpeton Estes and Hoffstetter, 1976 |
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