A new short-bodied salamander from the Upper Jurassic/Lower Cretaceous of China

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作者
Wang, Y
Evans, SE
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[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
[2] UCL, Dept Anat & Dev Biol, London WC1E 6BT, England
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Q91 [古生物学];
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0709 ; 070903 ;
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Abundant well-preserved salamander fossils have recently been recovered from localities across northeastern China. Pangerpeton sinensis gen. et sp. nov. is represented by a nearly complete skeletal impression of a postmetamorphosed salamander from the Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous locality of Wubaiding, Liaoning Province. It is characterised by a short wide skull and only 14 presacral vertebrae. Associated soft tissue impressions suggest a warty skin and a broad body outline. Phylogenetic analysis indicates a basal position within Caudata, either just within or just outside crown-group Urodela.
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页码:127 / 130
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