Paleoamphiuma
| Paleoamphiuma Temporal range: Early Eocene,
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| Genus: | †Paleoamphiuma Rieppel and Grande, 1998
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| †Paleoamphiuma tetradactylum Rieppel and Grande, 1998
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Paleoamphiuma is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders known from the Green River Formation in Wyoming, the United States.[1][2] It was initially classified within the family Amphiumidae,[1] but Gardner (2003) suggested that it be better placed within the family Sirenidae.[3] The single known specimen measures 39 cm in length. It was named in reference to the extant salamander Amphiuma.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Rieppel, O.; Grande, L. (1998). "A well-preserved fossil amphiumid (Lissamphibia: Caudata) from the Eocene Green River Formation of Wyoming". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 18 (4): 700–708. Bibcode:1998JVPal..18..700R. doi:10.1080/02724634.1998.10011099.
- ^ "†Paleoamphiuma Rieppel and Grande 1998". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Gardner, J. (2003). "The fossil salamander Proamphiuma cretacea Estes (Caudata; Amphiumidae) and relationships within the Amphiumidae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (4): 769–782. Bibcode:2003JVPal..23..769G. doi:10.1671/1828-4.
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