Proamphiuma

Proamphiuma Temporal range: Maastrichtian-Lancian ~70–63  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Amphiumidae
Genus:	†Proamphiuma Estes, 1969
Species:	†P. cretacea
Binomial name
†Proamphiuma cretacea Estes, 1969

Proamphiuma is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian found in the Bug Creek Anthills in the Hell Creek Formation. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians

References

1. Estes, 1969
2. Gardner, James D. (Aug 2, 2010). "The fossil salamander Proamphiuma cretacea Estes and relationships within the Amphiumidae" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 23 (4): 769–782. doi:10.1671/1828-4. S2CID   85639698.

Bibliography

• Estes, R (1969), "The fossil record of amphiumid salamanders", Breviora , 322: 1–11, ISSN   0006-9698