Opisthotriton gidleyi Sullivan 1991 (salamander)

Amphibia - Proteida - Batrachosauroididae

Full reference: R. M. Sullivan. 1991. Paleocene Caudata and Squamata from Gidley and Silberling quarries, Montana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(3):293-301

Belongs to Opisthotriton according to R. M. Sullivan 1991

Sister taxon: Opisthotriton kayi

Type specimen: AMNH 2667, a partial skull (incomplete skull). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gidley Quarry

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.