Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Full reference: S. E. Evans, C. Lally, D. J. Chure, A. Elder, and J. A. Maisano. 2005. A Late Jurassic salamander (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Morrison Formation of North America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143(4):599-616

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

See also Evans et al. 2005

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

Subtaxa: Iridotriton hechti

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Type: Iridotriton hechti

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at DNM 96, Rainbow Park microsite (Jurassic of Utah)

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