Valdotriton
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Valdotriton is a genus of extinct prehistoric salamanders. Its only known species is Valdotriton gracilis (also known as the Wealden newt). V. gracilis lived during the Late Barremian in what is now Spain.[1][2] It was found in the Las Hoyas locality. It represents one of the oldest known members of Salamandroidea.[3]
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Species: | †V. gracilis Evans and Milner, 1996[1] |
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