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Extinct genus of amphibians

Hylaeobatrachus
Temporal range: Barremian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Slab and counterslab of holotype specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Caudata
Genus: †Hylaeobatrachus
Dollo, 1884
Type species
† Hylaeobatrachus croyii
Dollo, 1884

Hylaeobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander, known from the Early Cretaceous of Europe. The type species H. croyii is known from the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation at the Iguanodon locality of Belgium, and was described by Louis Dollo. An unnamed Hylaeobatrachus-like taxon has also been reported from Las Hoyas, Spain. Both localities are of Barremian age. Hylaeobatrachus belongs to the crown group of modern salamanders, though its exact relationship with modern salamander groups is uncertain. It was neotenic, llike some modern salamanders.

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References

  1. "†Hylaeobatrachus Dollo 1884". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. Martín, C.; Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Hylaeobatrachus Dollo, 1884". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es/. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. Skutschas, Pavel P.; Kolchanov, Veniamin V.; Schwermann, Achim H. (December 2020). "First salamander from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany". Cretaceous Research. 116: 104606. Bibcode:2020CrRes.11604606S. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104606. S2CID 225440583.
  4. Jones, Marc E. H.; Benson, Roger B. J.; Skutschas, Pavel; Hill, Lucy; Panciroli, Elsa; Schmitt, Armin D.; Walsh, Stig A.; Evans, Susan E. (2022-07-26). "Middle Jurassic fossils document an early stage in salamander evolution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (30): e2114100119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11914100J. doi:10.1073/pnas.2114100119. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 9335269. PMID 35858401.
Taxon identifiers
Hylaeobatrachus


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