Celtedens
Celtedens is an extinct genus of albanerpetontid amphibian from the Early Cretaceous of England, Spain and Italy, and the Late Jurassic of Portugal.[1][2]
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| Fossil of Celtedens megacephalus | |
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| Holotype specimen of Celtedens ibericus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Allocaudata |
| Family: | †Albanerpetontidae |
| Genus: | †Celtedens McGowan and Evans, 1995 |
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Taxonomy
- †Celtedens ibericus McGowan and Evans 1995 La Huérguina Formation, Spain, Barremian
- †Celtedens megacephalus Costa 1864 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian Pietraroja Plattenkalk, Italy, Albian
- Indeterminate remains attributed to the genus are also known from the Late Jurassic Alcobaça Formation of Portugal, as well as the Berriasian of Sweden.
References
- Gardner, J.D.; Evans, S.E.; Sigogneau-Russel, D. (2003). "New albanerpetontid amphibians from the Early Cretaceous of Morocco and Middle Jurassic of England" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 48 (2): 301–319.
- Pereira, T., Mateus O., & Moreno-Azanza M. (2018). Fossil amphibians from Portugal. 1st Palaeontological Virtual Congress. online. https://docentes.fct.unl.pt/omateus/files/pereira_et_al_2018_amphibians_portugal.pdf
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