| Orthophyia Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Proteidae |
| Genus: | †Orthophyia von Meyer, 1845 |
| Species: | †O. longa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Orthophyia longa von Meyer, 1845 | |
Orthophyia longa is a prehistoric proteid salamander from the Miocene[1] of Germany. The only known specimen is now lost.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "A Review Of The Fossil Caudata of Europe
- ↑ Macaluso, Loredana; Villa, Andrea; Mörs, Thomas (January 2022). Mannion, Philip (ed.). "A new proteid salamander (Urodela, Proteidae) from the middle Miocene of Hambach (Germany) and implications for the evolution of the family". Palaeontology. 65 (1). doi:10.1111/pala.12585. hdl:2318/1825718. ISSN 0031-0239. S2CID 245471400.
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