Regalerpeton
Extinct genus of salamanders
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Regalerpeton is an extinct genus of salamander known from the Early Cretaceous of Huajiying Formation, China.[1] It was first named by Guilin Zhang, Yuan Wang, Marc E.H. Jones and Susan E. Evans in 2009 and the type species is Regalerpeton weichangensis.[1]
| Regalerpeton Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Stem group: | Hynobiidae |
| Genus: | †Regalerpeton Zhang et al., 2009 |
| Species | |
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R. weichangensis Zhang et al., 2009 (type) | |