Full reference: Z. Dong and Y. Wang. 1998. A new urodele (Liaoxitriton zhongjiani gen. et sp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 36(4):159-172
Parent taxon: Urodela according to P. P. Skutschas and Y. M. Gubin 2012
See also Dong and Wang 1998, Wang 2004, Wang 2004 and Zhou and Wang 2010
Sister taxa: Ambystomatoidea, Amphiumidae, Cryptobranchoidea, Hemitrypus, Hynobiidae, Iridotriton, Kiyatriton, Laccotriton, Meantes, Menopomidae, Neocaudata, Nesovtriton, Nezpercius, Plethodontidae, Pleurodelidae, Polysemia, Proteidae, Rhyacotritonidae, Salamandra, Salamandridae, Salamandroidea, Seminobatrachus, Sinerpeton, Sirenidae, Thoriidae, Valdotriton
Subtaxa: Liaoxitriton daohugouensis Liaoxitriton zhongjiani
Type: Liaoxitriton zhongjiani
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)
• Jurassic of China (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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