†Necturus krausei Naylor 1978 (mudpuppy)
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Full reference: B. G. Naylor. 1978. The earliest known Necturus (Amphibia, Urodela), from the Paleocene Ravenscrag Formation of Saskatchewan. Journal of Herpetology 12(4):565-569
Belongs to Necturus according to B. G. Naylor 1978
See also Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Necturus alabamensis, Necturus beyeri, Necturus lewisi, Necturus maculosus, Necturus punctatus
Type specimen: UA 14310, a set of vertebrae (single incomplete trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Roche Percée, which is in a Ti4 alluvial fan sandstone/siltstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: found only at Roche Percée
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