Ukrainurus
Ukrainurus is an extinct genus of pancryptobranchan urodelan known from the Miocene of Grytsiv locality, Ukraine. It contains a single species, Ukrainurus hypsognathus.[1]
Ukrainurus Temporal range: Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Clade: | Pancryptobrancha |
Genus: | †Ukrainurus Vasilyan et al., 2013 |
Type species | |
†Ukrainurus hypsognathus Vasilyan et al., 2013 |
References
- Vasilyan, D.; Böhme, M.; Chkhikvadze, V. M.; Semenov, Y. A.; Joyce, W. G. (2013). "A new giant salamander (Urodela, Pancryptobrancha) from the Miocene of Eastern Europe (Grytsiv, Ukraine)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (2): 301. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.722151.
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