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A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander (Lissamphibia, Caudata) exis...

A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander (Lissamphibia, Caudata) exis...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eb5431e19e874475965f7d8b176748cf

A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander (Lissamphibia, Caudata) existed during the latest Cretaceous in the western USA

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A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander (Lissamphibia, Caudata) existed during the latest Cretaceous in the western USA

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Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Paleobiologii

Journal title

Acta palaeontologica Polonica, 2022-01, Vol.67 (1), p.35-50

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English

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Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Paleobiologii

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An incomplete salamander dentary (AMNH FARB 22965) described herein from the upper Maastrichtian Lance Formation, Wyoming, USA, exhibits a puzzling suite of features. Four features--a prominent bony trough extending anteriorly and curving upwards along the lingual surface of the ramus, lack of an obvious Meckelian fossa or groove, an apparent gap i...

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A unique dentary suggests a third genus of batrachosauroidid salamander (Lissamphibia, Caudata) existed during the latest Cretaceous in the western USA

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eb5431e19e874475965f7d8b176748cf

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_eb5431e19e874475965f7d8b176748cf

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0567-7920

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1732-2421

DOI

10.4202/app.00926.2021

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