| Ichthyosaura randeckensis Temporal range: Miocene 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 |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Ichthyosaura |
| Species: | I. randeckensis |
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| Ichthyosaura randeckensis Schoch & Rasser, 2013 | |
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. Later analysis by other authors did not confirm this, however; they suggested I. randeckensis may not belong to Ichthyosaura.
See also
References
- ^ Schoch, R.R.; Rasser, M.W. (2013). "A new salamandrid from the Miocene Randeck Maar, Germany" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (1): 58–66. Bibcode:2013JVPal..33...58S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.716113. S2CID 73644476. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- Beatty, B.L.; Marjanović, D.; Witzmann, F. (2015). "An Extremely Peramorphic Newt (Urodela: Salamandridae: Pleurodelini) from the Latest Oligocene of Germany, and a New Phylogenetic Analysis of Extant and Extinct Salamandrids". PLOS ONE. 10 (9): e0137068. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1037068M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137068. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4589347. PMID 26421432.
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| Ichthyosaura randeckensis | |
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