Seminobatrachus

Taxonavigation edit

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Caudata
Genus: †Seminobatrachus
Species: S. boltyschkensis

Name edit

Seminobatrachus Skutschas & Gubin, 2011

Type species: Seminobatrachus boltyschkensis Skutschas & Gubin, 2011

Etymology: The genus is named after the geologist A. Semin who discovered this salamander material, and from βάτραχος (Greek), meaning frog. The species name is derived from the Boltyshka locality.

References edit

Pavel P. Skutschas & Yuri M. Gubin 2011: A new salamander from the late Paleocene–early Eocene of Ukraine. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 57. DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0101.