Dicamptodon antiquus Naylor and Fox 1993 (Pacific giant salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: B. G. Naylor and R. C. Fox. 1993. A new ambystomatid salamander, Dicamptodon antiquus n.sp., from the Paleocene of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30:814-818

Belongs to Dicamptodon according to B. G. Naylor and R. C. Fox 1993

Sister taxon: Dicamptodon ensatus

Type specimen: UALVP 32387, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is UALVP Location 1, which is in a Paleocene lacustrine shale in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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