Mioproteus caucasicus Estes and Darevsky 1978 (mudpuppy)

Amphibia - Caudata - Urodela

Belongs to Mioproteus according to Estes and Darevsky 1978

Sister taxon: Mioproteus gardneri

Type specimen: ZIL 240, a set of vertebrae (Anterior trunk vertebra)

Ecology: amphibious carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Germany (5), Hungary (1), Kazakhstan (1), Moldova (1), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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