Mertensiella Wolterstorff 1925 (Caucasian salamander)
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Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996
See also Carroll 1988 and Estes 1981
Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Triturus, Tylototriton
Subtaxa: Mertensiella caucasica Mertensiella luschani
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (1), Hungary (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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