Megalotriton

Extinct genus of amphibians

Megalotriton Temporal range: Priabonian, 37.2–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Megalotriton Zittel, 1890
Species
M. filholi Zittel, 1890^[1]

Megalotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders which lived in Europe during the Late Eocene.^[2]

See also

List of prehistoric amphibians

References

^ Roček, Zbyněk (1994). "A Review of the fossil Caudata of Europe" (PDF). Abhandlungen und Berichte für Naturkunde. 17. Magdeburg: 51–56.
^ "Megalotriton". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

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