Palaeoplethodon type locality (Eocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.7° N, 70.7° W: paleocoordinates 18.8° N, 69.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Late/Upper Eocene to Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 16.0 Ma)

• Dating is uncertain with youngest ages based on forams and oldest based on coccoliths

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

• amber redeposited in sandstones of the Mamey Group

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts

Primary reference: G. Poinar and D. B. Wake. 2015. Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae gen. n., sp. n. (Amphibia: Caudata), a fossil salamander from the Caribbean. Palaeodiversity 8:21-29 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 222600: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 06.10.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae n. gen. n. sp.
Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae n. gen. n. sp. Poinar and Wake 2015 lungless salamander