Triturus Rafinesque, 1815

Rage, Jean-Claude & Bailon, Salvador, 2005, Amphibians and squamate reptiles from the late early Miocene (MN 4) of Béon 1 (Montréal-du-Gers, southwestern France), Geodiversitas 27 (3), pp. 413-441 : 415

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5378363

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scientific name

Triturus Rafinesque, 1815
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Genus Triturus Rafinesque, 1815 View in CoL

About 40 opisthocoelous vertebrae show the combination of features that characterizes the genus Triturus : vertebrae opisthocoelous; condyle round, not separated from the centrum by a marked constriction; centrum without vertical ventral crests; ventral crests that connect the centrum to the ventral rib-bearers developed; dorsal and ventral rib-bearers markedly separated and united by a bony lamina; neural arch vaulted; neural spine well developed (Gonzales & Sanchiz 1986).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Caudata

Family

Salamandridae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Caudata

Family

Salamandridae

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