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Nesovtriton
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Nesovtriton

Skutschas, 2009
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N. mynbulakensis Skutschas, 2009 (type)

Nesovtriton is an extinct genus of cryptobranchoid salamander known from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian age) of Byssekty Formation, in Uzbekistan.[1] It was first named by Pavel P. Skutschas in 2009 and the type species is Nesovtriton mynbulakensis.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. 2009. doi:10.1671/039.029.0326. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)