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Megalotriton

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Megalotriton
Temporal range: Priabonian, 37.2–33.9 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Megalotriton
Zittel, 1890
Type species
M. filholi
Zittel, 1890[1]

Megalotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders which lived in Europe during the Late Eocene.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Roček, Zbyněk (1994). "A Review of the fossil Caudata of Europe" (PDF). Abhandlungen und Berichte für Naturkunde. 17. Magdeburg: 51–56.
  2. ^ "Megalotriton". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 13 June 2010.