Paranecturus DeMar, Jr. 2013 (mudpuppy)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: D. G. DeMar, Jr. 2013. A new fossil salamander (Caudata, Proteidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation, Montana, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(3):588-598

Parent taxon: Proteidae according to D. G. DeMar 2013

Sister taxa: Euronecturus, Mioproteus, Necturus, Orthophyia, Proteus

Subtaxa: Paranecturus garbanii

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Type: Paranecturus garbanii

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (8: Montana collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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