Ichthyosaura randeckensis

Ichthyosaura randeckensis is a fossil newt species in the family Salamandridae. It was described in 2013 from a Miocene volcanic lake deposit, the Randeck Maar Formation, in Germany. The fossil specimen is fully articulated and 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long. A phylogenetic analysis found the species to be the sister species of the extant alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), and the authors therefore placed it in the same genus.[1] Later analysis by other authors did not confirm this, however; they suggested I. randeckensis may not belong to Ichthyosaura.[2]

Ichthyosaura randeckensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Ichthyosaura
Species:
I. randeckensis
Binomial name
Ichthyosaura randeckensis
Schoch & Rasser, 2013

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