Chelotriton

Chelotriton Temporal range: 13.7–16 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Chelotriton paradoxus fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Chelotriton Pomel, 1853[1]
Species
†C. paradoxus Pomel, 1853 †C. robustus Westphal, 1980[2]

Chelotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in Europe during the Middle Miocene.^[1]

See also

• List of prehistoric amphibians

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Paleobiology Database". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=64187&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
2. ^ Morolo, Michael; Stephan Schaal, Gerald Mayr, Christina Seiffert (09-12-04). "An annotated taxonomic list of the Middle Eocene (MP 11) Vertebrata of Messel". Cour Forschungsinst Senckenberg 252: 95–108. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/abteilung/terrzool/ornithologie/morlo_et_al.pdf.