†Mioproteus gardneri Venczel and Codrea 2019 (mudpuppy)
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Full reference: M. Venczel and V. A. Codrea. 2019. A New Proteid Salamander from the Lower Oligocene of Romania, with Notes on the Paleobiogeography of Eurasian Proteids . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 38(e1508027 ):1-10
Belongs to Mioproteus according to M. Venczel and V. A. Codrea 2019
Sister taxon: Mioproteus caucasicus
Type specimen: UBB V.521, a partial skull (vomer). Its type locality is Cetățuia Hill, which is in an Oligocene fluvial horizon in the Dâncu Formation of Romania.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Romania (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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