Hylaeobatrachus

Hylaeobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander, known from the Early Cretaceous of Europe.[1][2] The type species H. croyii is known from the Sainte-Barbe Clays Formation at the Iguanodon locality of Belgium, and was described by Louis Dollo. An unnamed Hylaeobatrachus-like taxon has also been reported from Las Hoyas, Spain. Both localities are of Barremian age.[3] Hylaeobatrachus belongs to the crown group of modern salamanders, though its exact relationship with modern salamander groups is uncertain. It was neotenic, llike some modern salamanders.[4]

Hylaeobatrachus
Temporal range:
Slab and counterslab of holotype specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Clade: Caudata
Genus: †Hylaeobatrachus
Dollo, 1884
Type species
† Hylaeobatrachus croyii
Dollo, 1884

See also

References
  1. "†Hylaeobatrachus Dollo 1884". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. Martín, C.; Sanchiz, B. (2014). "Hylaeobatrachus Dollo, 1884". Lisanfos KMS. Version 1.2. Online reference accessible at www.lisanfos.mncn.csic.es/. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, MNCN-CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. Skutschas, Pavel P.; Kolchanov, Veniamin V.; Schwermann, Achim H. (December 2020). "First salamander from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany". Cretaceous Research. 116: 104606. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104606. S2CID 225440583.
  4. Jones, Marc E. H.; Benson, Roger B. J.; Skutschas, Pavel; Hill, Lucy; Panciroli, Elsa; Schmitt, Armin D.; Walsh, Stig A.; Evans, Susan E. (2022-07-26). "Middle Jurassic fossils document an early stage in salamander evolution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (30): e2114100119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2114100119. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 9335269. PMID 35858401.


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