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Ototriton
Taxonomy
Ototriton was named by Loomis (1919). Its type is Ototriton solidus.
It was assigned to Salamandridae by Loomis (1919); to Amphisbaenidae by Hay (1930); and to Rhineuridae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Salamandridae by Loomis (1919); to Amphisbaenidae by Hay (1930); and to Rhineuridae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).
Species
O. solidus (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2020-08-20
Synonymy list
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | O. solidus (136100) |