Archaeotriton

Archaeotriton
Temporal range: Chattian, ~19.5 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Archaeotriton
von Meyer, 1859[1]
Species
  • A. basalticus Meyer, 1859[2]

Archaeotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders.[1] The only identified species in the genus is A. basalticus, which lived during the Oligocene in Central Europe.[3]

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