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Chelotriton

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Chelotriton was named by Pomel (1853). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Böhme (2008), Venczel and Stiuca (2008), Böhme (2010), Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014).

Species
C. ogygius, C. paradoxus, C. robustus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. pliocenicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Chelotriton Pomel
1981Chelotriton Estes
1988Chelotriton Carroll
2008Chelotriton Böhme p. 165
2008Chelotriton Venczel and Stiuca p. 733
2010Chelotriton Böhme p. 10 figs. 5K, 6a, b
2014Chelotriton Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 568

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusChelotritonPomel 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Chelotriton Pomel 1853
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†Chelotriton ogygius Goldfuss 1831
†Chelotriton paradoxus Pomel 1853
†Chelotriton robustus Westphal 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 26 to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 27.30000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France C. paradoxus (60281)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) C. sp. (172927)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) C. robustus (71942)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) C. paradoxus (84606)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Bavaria) C. sp. (84364)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Kazakhstan C. sp. (64355)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. sp. (69098)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Czechia (Moravia) C. sp. type I, C. sp. type II (190142 200140)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Germany (Hesse) C. sp. (228327)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrenees) C. sp. (136919)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) C. sp. (34615 134954)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) C. sp. (205187)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. paradoxus (48325)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany C. paradoxus (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Austria C. sp. (174065 174066 174067)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Bosnia and Herzegovina C. sp. (211309)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) C. paradoxus (42594)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Austria C. paradoxus (175587)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania (Arad) C. paradoxus (135812)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) C. paradoxus (48446)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) C. sp. (206345)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) C. paradoxus (196590 196591)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) C. sp. type I, C. sp. type II (75481)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) C. paradoxus (37789)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Moldova C. sp. (230516)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) C. sp. (172915)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58France C. pliocenicus (49096)