Salamandroidea

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Salamandroidea
Temporal range:
Ma
Alpine salamander (Salamandra atra)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Suborder: Salamandroidea
Fitzinger, 1826
Families

The Salamandroidea are a

oviposition.[3]

The earliest known salamandroid fossils remain contested. Some studies suggest that the earliest salamandroids are represented by specimens of the species

Beiyanerpeton jianpingensis and Qinglongtriton gangouensis are stem salamanders and that the oldest known certain salamandroid is Valdotriton gracilis from the Early Cretaceous of Spain,[6]
about 127 Ma.

References

  1. PMID 22460794
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  2. ^ Miller, Jessica J. "Caudate Families (Newts & Salamanders)". Livingunderworld.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
  3. JSTOR 3226814
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  4. PMID 22411790
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  5. PMID 27144770
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  6. ISSN 0027-8424
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