Marmorerpeton

Marmorerpeton Temporal range: Middle Jurassic, 167.7–164.7 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Genus:	Marmorerpeton S. E. Evans et al., 1988
Species
M. freemani M. kermacki

Marmorerpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in Europe during the Middle Jurassic.^[1] The genus' members are of the earliest known salamanders, and might even be older than Karaurus.^[2][3]

See also

Paleontology portal

• List of prehistoric amphibians

References

1. ^ "Marmorerpeton". The Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=156385&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Fossil record". University of Bristol. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Fossilgroups/Amphibia/fossilrecord.html. Retrieved 13 June 2010. 
3. ^ Fraser, Nicholas C.; Sues, Hans-Dieter (1997-08-28). In the shadow of the dinosaurs: early Mesozoic tetrapods. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0521458994. http://books.google.com/books?id=3Ta_uivXdrAC&source=gbs_navlinks_s.