Celtedens

Celtedens is an extinct genus of albanerpetontid amphibian from the Early Cretaceous of England, Spain, Sweden and Italy, and the Late Jurassic of Portugal.^[1][2]

Celtedens Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Celtedens megacephalus
Holotype specimen of Celtedens ibericus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	†Allocaudata
Family:	†Albanerpetontidae
Genus:	†Celtedens McGowan and Evans, 1995
Species
†C. megacephalus (Costa, 1864 originallyTriton megacephalus) (type) †C. ibericus McGowan and Evans, 1995

Taxonomy

• †Celtedens ibericus McGowan and Evans 1995 La Huérguina Formation, Spain, Barremian
• †Celtedens megacephalus Costa 1864 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian Pietraroja Plattenkalk, Italy, Albian
• Indeterminate remains attributed to the genus are also known from the Late Jurassic Alcobaça Formation and Lourinhã Formation of Portugal,^[3] as well as the earliest Cretaceous (Berriasian) of Sweden.^[4]

Phylogeny

From Daza et al. 2020.^[5]

	Anoualerpeton Celtedens Uña taxon Wesserpeton Albanerpeton arthridion Albanerpeton gracilis + Albanerpeton galaktion Albanerpeton cifellii Yaksha Shirerpeton Albanerpeton nexuosum Albanerpeton pannonicum Paskapoo sp Albanerpeton inexpectatum