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- Title
Synchrotron analysis of a 'mummified' salamander ( Vertebrata: Caudata) from the Eocene of Quercy, France.
- Authors
Tissier, Jérémy; Rage, Jean-Claude; Boistel, Renaud; Fernandez, Vincent; Pollet, Nicolas; Garcia, Géraldine; Laurin, Michel
- Abstract
An incomplete 'mummy' from the Phosphorites du Quercy (presumed Eocene) was identified as a salamander during the 19th century. The specimen has now been computed tomography ( CT) scanned, and this revealed the incomplete skeleton (with perfectly preserved bones) and soft tissues (lung). The fossil represents a new, well-characterized taxon. Despite the absence of the skull, several features allow a phylogenetic analysis. The fossil belongs to pseudosaurian caudates; it is tentatively assigned to the Salamandridae, although affinities with Plethodontidae cannot be definitely ruled out.
- Subjects
QUERCY (France); SALAMANDERS; SYNCHROTRONS; EOCENE Epoch; ZOOLOGICAL specimens; ANIMAL classification
- Publication
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2016, Vol 177, Issue 1, p147
- ISSN
0024-4082
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/zoj.12341