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Mertensiella (Caucasian salamander)
Taxonomy
Mertensiella was named by Wolterstorff (1925). It is extant.
It was assigned to Salamandridae by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Salamandridae by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Mertensiella Wolterstorff |
| 1981 | Mertensiella Estes |
| 1988 | Mertensiella Carroll |
| 1996 | Mertensiella Frank and Ramus |
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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. Mertensiella Wolterstorff 1925 [Caucasian salamander]
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Mertensiella caucasica Waga 1876 [Caucasian salamander]
Mertensiella luschani Steindachner 1891 [Luschans salamander]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Orleanian to the top of the MN 9 or 20.00000 to 9.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Orleanian | Germany (Hesse) | Mertensiella sp. (228327) | |
| Orleanian | Czech Republic (Moravia) | Mertensiella mera, Mertensiella sp. (200140) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Heves) | Mertensiella caucasica (168191) |