Valdotriton Evans and Milner 1996 (Wealden newt)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: S. E. Evans and A. R. Milner. 1996. A metamorphosed salamander from the Early Cretaceous of Las Hoyas, Spain. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 351:627-646

Parent taxon: Urodela according to P. P. Skutschas and Y. M. Gubin 2012

See also Evans and Milner 1996 and Gao and Shubin 2001

Sister taxa: Ambystomatoidea, Amphiumidae, Cryptobranchoidea, Hemitrypus, Hynobiidae, Iridotriton, Kiyatriton, Laccotriton, Liaoxitriton, Meantes, Menopomidae, Neocaudata, Nesovtriton, Nezpercius, Plethodontidae, Pleurodelidae, Polysemia, Proteidae, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandra, Salamandridae, Salamandroidea, Seminobatrachus, Sinerpeton, Sirenidae, Thoriidae

Subtaxa: Valdotriton gracilis

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Type: Valdotriton gracilis

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Las Hoyas (MCCM collection) (Cretaceous of Spain)

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