Brachycormus

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Caudata
Ordo: Urodela
Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Salamandridae
Subfamilia: Pleurodelinae
Genus: †Brachycormus
Species: Brachycormus noachicus

Name

†Brachycormus Meyer, 1860

References

  • Roček, Z. 1996: The salamander Brachycormus noachicus from the Oligocene of Europe, and the role of neoteny in the evolution of salamanders. Palaeontology, 39: 477–495.
  • Roček, Z. 1995: Heterochrony: response of amphibia to cooling events, Geolines (Praha) 3: 55–58.