Hylaeobatrachus
Extinct genus of amphibians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hylaeobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander, known from the Early Cretaceous of Europe.[1][2] The type species H. croyii is known from the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation at the Iguanodon locality of Belgium, and was described by Louis Dollo. An unnamed Hylaeobatrachus-like taxon has also been reported from Las Hoyas, Spain. Both localities are of Barremian age.[3] Hylaeobatrachus belongs to the crown group of modern salamanders, though its exact relationship with modern salamander groups is uncertain. It was neotenic, llike some modern salamanders.[4]
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Slab and counterslab of holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Clade: | Caudata |
Genus: | †Hylaeobatrachus Dollo, 1884 |
Type species | |
† Hylaeobatrachus croyii Dollo, 1884 |
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