Eoscapherpeton Explained

Eoscapherpeton is an extinct genus of giant salamander, known from the Late Cretaceous of Central Asia.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Fossils have been found in the Cenomanian aged Khodzhakul Formation and Dzharakuduk Formation, Turonian aged Bissekty Formation and the Coniacian-Santonian aged Aitym Formation of Uzbekistan, the Santonian aged Yalovach Formation of Tajikistan, and the Santonian-lower Campanian aged Bostobe Formation and Campanian aged Darbasa Formation of Kazakhstan.

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians

Notes and References

1. Pavel Skutschas . Veniamin Kolchanov . Elizaveta Boitsova . Ivan Kuzmin . 2018 . Osseous anomalies of the cryptobranchid Eoscapherpeton asiaticum (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan . Fossil Record . 21 . 1 . 159–169 . 10.5194/fr-21-159-2018 . free .
2. Pavel P. Skutschas . Pavel G. Saburov . Elizaveta A. Boitsova . Veniamin V. Kolchanov . 2019 . Ontogenetic changes in long-bone histology of the cryptobranchid Eoscapherpeton asiaticum (Amphibia: Caudata) from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan . Comptes Rendus Palevol . 18 . 3 . 306–316 . 10.1016/j.crpv.2019.02.002 .
3. Web site: Fossilworks: Eoscapherpeton asiaticum.
4. Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database.
5. 10.1671/039.029.0326. Re-evaluation ofMynbulakia Nesov, 1981 (Lissamphibia: Caudata) and description of a new salamander genus from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29. 3. 659–664. 2009. Skutschas. Pavel P.. 85024012.