Nesovtriton Temporal range: Late Cretaceous |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Subclass: | Lissamphibia |
Order: | Caudata/Urodela |
Suborder: | Cryptobranchoidea |
Genus: |
Nesovtriton Skutschas, 2009 |
Species | |
N. mynbulakensis Skutschas, 2009 (type) |
N. mynbulakensis Skutschas, 2009 (type)
Nesovtriton is an extinct genus of cryptobranchoid salamander known from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian age) of Bissekty Formation, in Uzbekistan. It was first named by Pavel P. Skutschas in 2009 and the type species is Nesovtriton mynbulakensis.