| Batrachosauroides Temporal range: 55.8–13.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | †Batrachosauroididae |
| Genus: | †Batrachosauroides Taylor and Hesse, 1943 |
Batrachosauroides is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander known from several sites across the United States. The two identified species are Batrachosauroides dissimulans (Taylor and Hesse, 1945) and Batrachosauroides gotoi (Estes, 1969). 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.
See also
References
- "†Batrachosauroides Taylor and Hesse 1943". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "Fossilworks: Batrachosauroides gotoi". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- "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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