†Megalotriton Zittel 1890 (newt)
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Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to R. Estes 1981
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton
Subtaxa: Megalotriton filholi Megalotriton portisi
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection)
• Eocene to Miocene of France (1)
• Eocene of France (2), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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