Chelotriton
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| Chelotriton Temporal range: 13.7–16 Ma |
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| Chelotriton paradoxus fossil | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Chelotriton Pomel, 1853[1] |
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†C. paradoxus Pomel, 1853 |
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Chelotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in Europe during the Middle Miocene.[1]
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- ^ a b "The Paleobiology Database". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=64187&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Morolo, Michael; Stephan Schaal, Gerald Mayr, Christina Seiffert (09-12-04). "An annotated taxonomic list of the Middle Eocene (MP 11) Vertebrata of Messel". Cour Forschungsinst Senckenberg 252: 95–108. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/abteilung/terrzool/ornithologie/morlo_et_al.pdf.
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