Galverpeton

Galverpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander. It lived during the Barremian-Aptian stages in the Early Cretaceous, in what is now Western Europe. The type species, Galverpeton ibericum, was described by Estes and Sanchíz in 1982. It was found in the Castellar Formation, part of the Galve fossil assemblage. The fossil is in the Institut Paleontologic Miquel Crusafont, Sabadell.^[1][2][3]

Galverpeton Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Clade:	Caudata
Genus:	†Galverpeton Estes & Sanchíz, 1982
Type species
†G. ibericum Estes & Sanchíz, 1982

It is related to Apricosiren, Bishara, Hylaeobatrachus, Marmorerpeton, and Ramonellus.^[4]

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians

• Paleontology portal