Galverpeton Explained

Galverpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander. It lived during the Barremian-Aptian stages in the Early Cretaceous, in what is now Western Europe. The type species, Galverpeton ibericum, was described by Estes and Sanchíz in 1982. It was found in the Castellar Formation, part of the Galve fossil assemblage. The fossil is in the Institut Paleontologic Miquel Crusafont, Sabadell.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is related to Apricosiren, Bishara, Hylaeobatrachus, Marmorerpeton, and Ramonellus.^[4]

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians

Notes and References

1. Ruiz-Omeñaca. J.I.. Canudo. J.I.. Aurell. M.. Bádenas. B.. Barco. J.L.. Cuenca-Bescós. G.. Ipas. J.. 2004. Estado de Las Investigaciones Sobre Los Vertebrados del Jurasico Superior y Cretacico Inferior de Galve (Teruel). Estudios Geológicos. 60. 179–202. 10.3989/egeol.04603-694. free.
2. Web site: Salamandrida - Salamanders. Haaramo. Mikko. 2006-02-11. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. 2009-11-02.
3. Estes. Richard. Borja Sanchíz. May 1982. Early Cretaceous Lower Vertebrates from Galve (Teruel), Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. 2. 1. 21–39. 4522878. 10.1080/02724634.1982.10011915.
4. Web site: Galverpeton. The Paleobiology Database. 2009-11-03.