2000 in Paleontology - Amphibians

Amphibians

Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Avitabatrachus

Valid

  • Baez
  • Trueb
  • Calvo

Middle Cretaceous

Candeleros Formation

Argentina

The type species is Avitabatrachus uliana.

Banksiops

Valid

  • Warren
  • Mariscano

A replacement genus for Banksia Warren & Mariscano, 1998 preoccupied for arachnid Banksia Voigt & Oudermans, 1905.

Jeholotriton

Valid

  • Wang

Early Cretaceous

Daohugou Bed Formation

China

The type species is Jeholotriton paradoxus.

Rileymillerus

Valid

  • Bolt
  • Chatterjee

Upper Triassic

Cooper Canyon Formation

USA

The type species is Rileymillerus cosgriffi.

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