Habrosaurus
Extinct genus of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Hadrosaurus or Fabrosaurus.
Habrosaurus (IPA: [hæbroʊsʊrʌs], meaning "graceful lizard") is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders, and the oldest known member of the family Sirenidae. Two species are known, H. prodilatus from the middle Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta,[1] and H. dilatus from the late Maastrichtian and Paleocene of western North America. It is relatively common in the Lance Formation of Wyoming, and less common in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
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Habrosaurus | |
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Illustration of Habrosaurus dilatus specimen UALVP 43910 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Sirenidae |
Genus: | †Habrosaurus Gilmore, 1933 |
Type species | |
†Habrosaurus dilatus Gilmore, 1933 | |
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Synonyms | |
Adelphesiren[1] |
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