Galverpeton Estes and Sanchíz 1982 (salamander)

Amphibia - Caudata

Full reference: R. Estes and B. Sanchíz. 1982. Early Cretaceous lower vertebrates from Galve (Teruel), Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1)

Parent taxon: Caudata according to R. Estes and B. Sanchíz 1982

Sister taxa: Amphiumoidea, Apricosiren, Batrachosauroididae, Bishara, Comonecturoides, Comonecturoides marshi, Egoria, Heteroclitotriton, Hylaeobatrachus, Karauridae, Karauroidea, Kulgeriherpeton, Marmorerpeton, Noterpetontidae, Pancryptobrancha, Plethodontoidea, Prosirenoidea, Ramonellus, Triassuridae, Urodela, Urupia

Subtaxa: Galverpeton ibericum

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Type: Galverpeton ibericum

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Colladico Blanco 2 (IPB) (Cretaceous of Spain)

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