Laccotriton

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By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, October 6). Laccotriton. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/laccotriton/

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Name

Laccotriton.

Phonetic

‭L‬ac-coe-try-ton.

Named By

K.‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬Z,‭ ‬W,‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Amphibia,‭ ‬Caudata.

Diet

Insectivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬subsolanus‭

Size

About‭ ‬10‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Hebei Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zhangjiakou Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and skeleton,‭ ‬articulated and on a slab.

In Depth

       Laccotriton was a genus of salamander that lived in China during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬Laccotriton does show a resemblance to the genus Sinerpeton.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬First Report of a Mesozoic Urodele from China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chinese Geology,‭ ‬v.‭ ‬1,‭ ‬p.‭ ‬247-248.‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Gao,‭ ‬Z,‭ ‬W,‭ ‬Cheng‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998. -‭ ‬Late Jurassic salamanders from northern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nature,‭ ‬v.‭ ‬410,‭ ‬p.‭ ‬574-577.‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬gao‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Shubin‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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