Laccotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders which lived in Eastern Asia during the Early Cretaceous.[1][2] A nearly complete skeleton of L. subsolanus was found at Hebei, China.[3]
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| Genus: | Laccotriton Gao et al. 1998
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Laccotriton subsolanus Gao et al. 1998 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Laccotriton". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Gao, Ke-Qin; Chen, Jianye; Jia, Jia (2013). Gardner, James (ed.). "Taxonomic diversity, stratigraphic range, and exceptional preservation of Juro-Cretaceous salamanders from northern China". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 50 (3): 255–267. Bibcode:2013CaJES..50..255G. doi:10.1139/e2012-039. ISSN 0008-4077.
- ^ "Laccotriton subsolanus". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
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