ammonites
Cryptobranchus saskatchewanensis Naylor 1981 (hellbender)

Amphibia - Caudata - Cryptobranchidae

Full reference: B. G. Naylor. 1981. Cryptobranchid salamanders from the Paleocene and Miocene of Saskatchewan. Copeia 1981(1):76-86

Belongs to Cryptobranchus according to R. Estes 1981

Sister taxa: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Cryptobranchus guildayi

Type specimen: UA 14858, a mandible (anterior part of left dentary, including symphysis). Its type locality is Roche Percée, which is in a Tiffanian alluvial fan sandstone/siltstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada.

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