Qinglongtriton Jia and Gao 2016 (salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: J. Jia and K.-Q. Gao. 2016. A new basal salamandroid (Amphibia, Urodela) from the Late Jurassic of Qinglong, Hebei Province, China. PLoS ONE 11:e0153834

Parent taxon: Salamandroidea according to J. Jia and K.-Q. Gao 2016

Sister taxa: Balveherpeton, Beiyanerpeton, Jeholotriton, Nasopus, Necturidae, Pangerpeton, Regalerpeton

Subtaxa: Qinglongtriton gangouensis

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Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at 300 m northwest of Nanshimenzi village (Jurassic of China)

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