Galverpeton is an extinct genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of prehistoric salamander

Salamander

Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...

. It lived during the Barremian

Barremian

The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale between 130.0 ± 1.5 Ma and 125.0 ± 1.0 Ma). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous epoch...

-Aptian

Aptian

The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous epoch or series and encompasses the time from 125.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma , approximately...

 stages in the Early Cretaceous

Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous or the Lower Cretaceous , is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous...

, in what is now Western Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. The type species

Type species

In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...

, Galverpeton ibericum, was described by Estes and Sanchíz in 1982. It was found in the El Castellar

El Castellar

El Castellar is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 81 inhabitants....

 formation, part of the Galve fossil assemblage. The fossil is in the Institut Paleontologic Miquel Crusafont, Sabadell.

It is related to Apricosiren

Apricosiren

Apricosiren is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian....

, Bishara

Bishara

Bishara or Bechara is a common name in the Middle East and among the Middle Eastern diaspora.* Azmi Bishara , an Arab citizen of Israel and politician* Roberto Bishara , a Palestinian citizen of Chile footballer...

, Hylaeobatrachus

Hylaeobatrachus

Hylaeobatrachus is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian.-See also:* Prehistoric amphibian* List of prehistoric amphibians...

, Marmorerpeton

Marmorerpeton

Marmorerpeton is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders that lived in Europe during the Middle Jurassic. The genus' members are of the earliest known salamanders, and might even be older than Karaurus....

, and Ramonellus.

See also

• Prehistoric amphibian
• List of prehistoric amphibians