A Review of Tailed Amphibian Remains from Late Cenozoic Sediments of the East European Plain

Vyacheslav Yu. Ratnikov

Abstract


This paper presents a review of findings of tailed amphibians from the Late Cenozoic of the East European Plain, including materials from 13 localities. The descriptions of remains of Mioproteus sp., Salamandrella sp., Triturus cristatus aut dobrogicus, Triturus cf. karelinii, and Lissotriton vulgaris are given. Geographic and stratigraphic distributions of findings are listed. Determination of two vertebrae from Korotoyak and Vladimirovka as Triturus cf. alpestris is recognized invalid.

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tailed amphibians; Late Cenozoic; East European Plain

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2010-17-1-59-66

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