| Title |
Pronounced Peramorphosis in Lissamphibians—Aviturus exsecratus (Urodela, Cryptobranchidae) from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum of Mongolia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0040665 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Davit Vasilyan, Madelaine Böhme |
| Abstract |
The oldest and largest member of giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae) Aviturus exsecratus appears in the latest Paleocene (near the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum) of Mongolia. Based on femoral and vertebral morphology and metrics, a terrestrial adaptation has been supposed for this species. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |
| Brazil | 1 | 6% |
| Comoros | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 25% |
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| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 4 | 12% |
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| Other | 0 | 0% |
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