Lisserpeton
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Class: | Amphibia
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Order: | Urodela
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Genus: | Lisserpeton
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Lisserpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamander of the Hell Creek Formation. Its closest living relatives are the mole salamanders.
Distribution[]
Fossils of Lisserpeton have been found in
- Hell Creek Formation, Williston Basin
- Laramie Formation, Colorado
- Kaiparowits Formation, Utah
- Canada
- Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta
- Ravenscrag Formation, Saskatchewan
- Mexico
See also[]
- Prehistoric amphibian
- List of prehistoric amphibians
Categories:
- Prehistoric amphibians
- Cretaceous amphibians of North America
- Paleocene animals of North America
- Cretaceous United States
- Hell Creek fauna
- Laramie Formation
- Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
- Fossils of Canada
- Paleontology in Alberta
- Paleontology in Saskatchewan
- Fossils of Mexico
- Prehistoric amphibian stubs