Ichthyosaura randeckensis

Ichthyosaura randeckensis is a fossil newt species in the family Salamandridae. It was described in 2013 from a Miocene volcanic lake deposit, the Randeck Maar Formation, in Germany. The fossil specimen is fully articulated and 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long. A phylogenetic analysis found the species to be the sister species of the extant alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), and the authors therefore placed it in the same genus.^[1] Later analysis by other authors did not confirm this, however; they suggested I. randeckensis may not belong to Ichthyosaura.^[2]

Ichthyosaura randeckensis Temporal range: Miocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Salamandridae
Genus:	Ichthyosaura
Species:	I. randeckensis
Binomial name
Ichthyosaura randeckensis Schoch & Rasser, 2013

See also

• List of prehistoric amphibians