| Valdotriton Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
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| Genus: | Valdotriton
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| Species: | †V. gracilis Evans and Milner, 1996[1]
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Valdotriton is a genus of extinct prehistoric salamanders. Its only known species is Valdotriton gracilis (also known as the Wealden newt). V. gracilis lived during the Late Barremian in what is now Spain.[1][2] It was found in the Las Hoyas locality. It represents one of the oldest known members of Salamandroidea.[3]
- ^ a b "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Evans, Susan E.; Andrew R. Milner (May 29, 1996). "A Metamorphosed Salamander from the Early Cretaceous of Las Hoyas, Spain". Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences. 351 (1340). The Royal Society: 627–646. doi:10.1098/rstb.1996.0061. ISSN 1471-2970. JSTOR 56320.
- ^ Jones, Marc E. H.; Benson, Roger B. J.; Skutschas, Pavel; Hill, Lucy; Panciroli, Elsa; Schmitt, Armin D.; Walsh, Stig A.; Evans, Susan E. (2022-07-11). "Middle Jurassic fossils document an early stage in salamander evolution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (30). Bibcode:2022PNAS..11914100J. doi:10.1073/pnas.2114100119. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 35858401.