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Reste des FroschzahnmolchsRanodon cf.sibirkus werden aus dem Ober-Pliozän (Unter-Villafranchium, Säugetier-Zone MN 16) des Zailischen Ala-Tau (Südkasachstan) beschrieben. Wirbel und Knochen der Gliedmaßen dieser Form sind identisch mit den Knochen der rezenten ArtR. sibiricus. Dies ist der erste fossile Nachweis der Familie Hynobiidae.
Abstract
Remains of a hynobiid salamanderRanodon cf.Sibiriens are reported from the Upper Pliocene (Early Villafranchian, mammal zone MN 16) of the Zaili Alatau Range, southern Kazakhstan. Vertebrae and limb bones of this form do not differ from those of the RecentR. sibiricus. This is the first fossil record of a hynobiid salamander.
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Averianov, A.O., Tjutkova, L.A. Ranodon cf.Sibiriens (Amphibia, Caudata) from the upper pliocene of Southern Kazakhstan: The first fossil record of the family Hynobiidae. Paläont. Z. 69, 257–264 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985989
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