Brachycormus von Meyer 1860 (newt)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to R. Estes 1981

See also Böhme 2008 and Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton

Subtaxa: Brachycormus noachius

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Rott (Oligocene of Germany)

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