Archaeotriton

Archaeotriton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders.^[1] The only identified species in the genus is A. basalticus, which lived during the Oligocene in Central Europe.^[3]

Archaeotriton Temporal range: Chattian, ~19.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	†Archaeotriton von Meyer, 1859[1]
Type species
†Archaeotriton basalticus Meyer, 1859[2]

See also

• List of prehistoric amphibians