Batrachosauroididae

Batrachosauroididae is an extinct family of prehistoric salamanders with holarctic distribution. They were paedomorphic and presumably aquatic. They are possibly the sister taxon of Proteidae, an extant family of aquatic salamanders.[1]

Batrachosauroididae
Temporal range: 145.5–13.6 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Caudata
Family: †Batrachosauroididae
Auffenberg, 1958
Synonyms

Batrachosauridae

The following genera are included:[2]

See also
  • Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians

References
  1. Denton Jr., Robert K. & Robert C. O'Neill (1998). "Parrisia neocesariensis, a new batrachosauroidid salamander and other amphibians from the Campanian of eastern North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 18 (3): 484–494. doi:10.1080/02724634.1998.10011076. JSTOR 4523920.
  2. "†family Batrachosauroididae Auffenberg 1958". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 6 January 2016.


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