Horezmia
Appearance
Horezmia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Clade: | Caudata |
Genus: | †Horezmia Nessov, 1981 |
Horezmia is an extinct genus of Mesozoic salamanders.[1][2] The fossils have been found in Russia. It is comparable to modern advanced salamanders, though its phylogenetic placement within Salamandroidea is uncertain.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Skutschas, Pavel P. (2009-09-12). "Re-evaluation of Mynbulakia Nesov, 1981 (Lissamphibia: Caudata) and description of a new salamander genus from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (3): 659–664. Bibcode:2009JVPal..29..659S. doi:10.1671/039.029.0326. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ^ Skutschas, Pavel P. (2013-12-01). "Mesozoic salamanders and albanerpetontids of Middle Asia, Kazakhstan, and Siberia". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 93 (4): 441–457. Bibcode:2013PdPe...93..441S. doi:10.1007/s12549-013-0126-8. ISSN 1867-1608.