†Palaeoproteus gallicus Estes et al. 1967 (salamander)
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Amphibia - Proteida - Batrachosauroididae
Full reference: R. Estes, M. Hecht, and R. Hoffstetter. 1967. Paleocene amphibians from Cernay, France. American Museum Novitates 2295:1-25
Belongs to Palaeoproteus according to R. Estes et al. 1967
See also Estes 1981
Sister taxon: Palaeoproteus klatti
Type specimen: MNHN CR 6692, a set of vertebrae (Trunk vertebra). Its type locality is Cernay, which is in a Thanetian terrestrial horizon in the Conglomérat de Cernay Formation of France.
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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