Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: J. Tissier, J.-C. Rage, R. Boistel, V. Fernandez, N. Pollet, G. Garcia, and M. Laurin. 2016. Synchrotron analysis of a ‘mummified’ salamander (Vertebrata: Caudata) from the Eocene of Quercy, France. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177:147-164

Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to J. Tissier et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Ichthyosaura, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Ommatotriton, Palaeopleurodeles, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton

Subtaxa: Phosphotriton sigei

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Type: Phosphotriton sigei

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Phosphorites du Quercy (for taxa with non-specific locality data) (Eocene to Miocene of France)

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