Full reference: R. Estes. 1965. A new fossil salamander from Montana and Wyoming. Copeia 1965(1):90-95
Belongs to Lisserpeton according to R. Estes 1976
See also Bryant 1989, Estes 1965, Estes 1981 and Gardner 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 8123, a set of vertebrae (complete dorsal vertebra). Its type locality is Bug Creek Anthills, which is in a Maastrichtian coarse channel fill sandstone in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (8: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (15: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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