Iridotriton Explained

Iridotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander^[1] known from a fossil found in stratigraphic zone 6 of the late Jurassic Morrison Formation^[2] in the Dinosaur National Monument.^[3] One species has been described, Iridotriton hechti. It is likely a member of Cryptobranchoidea.^[4]

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
  • List of prehistoric amphibians
• Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation

Notes and References

1. Gao . K. -Q. . Shubin . N. H. . 10.1073/pnas.1009828109 . Late Jurassic salamandroid from western Liaoning, China . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 109 . 15 . 5767–72 . 2012 . 22411790. 3326464. free .
2. Foster, J. (2007). "Appendix." Jurassic West: The Dinosaurs of the Morrison Formation and Their World. Indiana University Press. pp. 327-329.
3. Web site: Rainbow Park microsite. The Paleobiology Database. 20 August 2010.
4. Jia. Jia. Anderson. Jason S.. Gao. Ke-Qin. 2021-07-23. Middle Jurassic stem hynobiids from China shed light on the evolution of basal salamanders. iScience. English. 24. 7. 102744. 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102744. 2589-0042. free. 8264161.