Celtedens
Extinct genus of amphibians
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Celtedens is an extinct genus of albanerpetontid amphibian from the Early Cretaceous of England, Spain, Sweden and Italy, and the Late Jurassic of Portugal.[1][2]
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| Fossil of Celtedens megacephalus | |
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| Holotype specimen of Celtedens ibericus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | †Allocaudata |
| Family: | †Albanerpetontidae |
| Genus: | †Celtedens McGowan and Evans, 1995 |
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Taxonomy
- †Celtedens ibericus McGowan and Evans 1995 La Huérguina Formation, Spain, Barremian
- †Celtedens megacephalus Costa 1864 Lulworth Formation, United Kingdom, Berriasian Pietraroja Plattenkalk, Italy, Albian
- Indeterminate remains attributed to the genus are also known from the Late Jurassic Alcobaça Formation and Lourinhã Formation of Portugal,[3] as well as the earliest Cretaceous (Berriasian) of Sweden.[4]
