A new relict stem salamander from the Early Cretaceous of Yakutia, Siberian Russia

A new relict stem salamander from the Early Cretaceous of Yakutia, Siberian Russia

A new stem salamander, Kulgeriherpeton ultimum gen. et sp. nov., is described based on a nearly complete atlas (holotype) from the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian–Barremian) Teete vertebrate locality in southwestern Yakutia (Eastern Siberia, Russia). The new taxon is diagnosed by the following unique c...

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Main Authors: Pavel P. Skutschas, Veniamin V. Kolchanov, Alexander O. Averianov, Thomas Martin, Rico Schellhorn, Petr N. Kolosov, Dmitry D. Vitenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Subjects:
Amphibia
Caudata
stem salamanders
Cretaceous
Russia
Siberia
Online Access:http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app004982018.pdf

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