Chunerpeton tianyiensis Gao and Shubin 2003 (salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: K.-Q. Gao and N. H. Shubin. 2003. Earliest known crown-group salamanders. Nature 422:424-428

Belongs to Chunerpeton according to K.-Q. Gao and N. H. Shubin 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: (CAGS)-IG-02051, a skeleton (articulated complete skeleton including soft parts). Its type locality is Daohugou (IVPP collection), which is in a Callovian lacustrine - large shale/tuff in the Tiaojishan Formation of China.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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