Iridotriton
Extinct genus of salamanders
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Iridotriton is an extinct genus of salamander[1][2] known from a fossil discovered in stratigraphic zone 6 of the late Jurassic Morrison Formation,[3] within the Dinosaur National Monument,[4] and contains one described species, Iridotriton hechti.[5] It is likely a member of Cryptobranchoidea.[6]
| Iridotriton Temporal range: Late Jurassic | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Clade: | Caudata |
| Genus: | †Iridotriton Evans et al., 2005[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Iridotriton hechti Evans et al., 2005[1] | |
