Albanerpetontidae
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| Albanerpetontidae | |
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| Albanerpeton | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
| Order: | Allocaudata |
| Family: | Albanerpetontidae |
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Albanerpetontodae is an extinct family of more or less salamander-like lissamphibians. All members of the family were rather small animals, rarely exceeding 10 cm in length. The four legs were all of equal size.[1] With their small size and general build they were for a long time thought to be salamanders.[2]
As a group they were moderately successful with three genera and between 10 and 20 known species, spanning 160 million years spanning from the middle Jurassic to Pliocene.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gardner, J.D.; Böhme, M. (2008). Sankey, J.T. & Baszio, S.. ed (in English). Vertebrate Microfossil Assemblages: Their Role in Paleoecology and Paleobiogeography.. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 178–218. http://www.wahre-staerke.com/~madelaine/Gardner_Boehme_2008.pdf. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Duellman, W.E. & Trueb, L. (1994): Biology of amphibians. The Johns Hopkins University Press
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