Batrachosauroides

Batrachosauroides is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander known from several sites across the United States.[1] The two identified species are Batrachosauroides dissimulans (Taylor and Hesse, 1945) and Batrachosauroides gotoi (Estes, 1969).[2][3] A proposed, unidentified third species has been proposed by paleontologist James Gardner based on the discovery of a dental fossil in the Bushy Tailed Blowout area of the Lance Formation fossil grounds, but has not been definitively identified as a new species or as part of either of the two identified species.

Batrachosauroides
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Family: †Batrachosauroididae
Genus: †Batrachosauroides
Taylor and Hesse, 1943

See also

References
  1. "†Batrachosauroides Taylor and Hesse 1943". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Fossilworks: Batrachosauroides gotoi". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. "A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander existed during the latest Cretaceous in the western USA - Acta Palaeontologica Polonica". www.app.pan.pl. Retrieved 2022-04-01.


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