Kulgeriherpeton Skutschas et al. 2018 (salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata

Full reference: P. P. Skutschas, V. V. Kolchanov, A. O. Averianov, T. Martin, R. Schellhorn, P. N. Kolosov, and D. D. Vitenko. 2018. A new relict stem salamander from the Early Cretaceous of Yakutia, Siberian Russia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 63

Parent taxon: Caudata according to P. P. Skutschas et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Amphiumoidea, Apricosiren, Batrachosauroididae, Bishara, Comonecturoides, Comonecturoides marshi, Egoria, Galverpeton, Heteroclitotriton, Hylaeobatrachus, Karauridae, Karauroidea, Marmorerpeton, Noterpetontidae, Pancryptobrancha, Plethodontoidea, Prosirenoidea, Ramonellus, Triassuridae, Urodela, Urupia

Subtaxa: Kulgeriherpeton ultimus

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Type: Kulgeriherpeton ultimus

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Teete (PIN Loc. 4874) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

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