Palaeoproteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders erected by Wolf Herre in 1935.[1] They have patchy stratigraphic occurrence which is due to their narrow climatic and environmental spaces.[2]
| Palaeoproteus Temporal range: Paleogene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | †Batrachosauroididae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoproteus Herre, 1935 |
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "†Palaeoproteus Herre 1935". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Vasilyan, Davit; Yanenko, Vadym (17 February 2020). "The last Palaeoproteus (Urodela: Batrachosauroididae) of Europe". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 2733. Bibcode:2020NatSR..10.2733V. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59255-1. PMC 7026125. PMID 32066790.
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