Regalerpeton
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Regalerpeton is an extinct genus of cryptobranchoid
salamander
known from the Early Cretaceous
of Huajiying Formation
, China
. It was first named by Guilin Zhang, Yuan Wang
, Marc E.H. Jones and Susan E. Evans
in 2009 and the type species is Regalerpeton weichangensis.
Cryptobranchoidea
Cryptobranchoidea is a suborder of salamanders found in the eastern United States, China, and Japan. They are known as primitive salamanders, in contrast to Salamandroidea, or advanced salamander....
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...
known from 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...
of Huajiying Formation
Huajiying Formation
The Huajiying Formation is a geological formation in Hebei, People's Republic of China. Known for its fossils including primitive birds, the age of the ormation is uncertain. It may represent an early portion of the Jehol Biota, dating to somewhere in the early Cretaceous or late Jurassic periods...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It was first named by Guilin Zhang, Yuan Wang
Yuan Wang
Yuan Wang is a Paleontologist and has been the director of the Paleozoological Museum of China since 2004. This natural history museum is affiliated to the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences .He is a Research Professor at IVPP and...
, Marc E.H. Jones and Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans
Susan E. Evans is British paleontologist and herpetologist. She is the author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters....
in 2009 and the type species is Regalerpeton weichangensis.