†A. inexpectatum Estes and Hoffstetter, 1976. Re-described by Gardner, 1999. (type)
†A. galaktion Fox and Naylor, 1981
†A. nexuosus Estes, 1981
†A. arthridion Fox and Naylor, 1982
†A. cifellii Gardner, 1999
†A. gracilis Gardner, 2000
†A. pannonicus Venczel and Gardner, 2005
†A. ektopistikon Carrano et al., 2022
Albanerpeton is an extinct genus of salamander-like albanerpetontid amphibian found in North America, Europe and Asia first appearing in Cretaceous-aged strata. There are eight described members of the genus, and one undiagnosed species from the Paskapoo Formation, making it by far the most speciose genus in the family.[1] Members of the genus had a robust head and neck which likely allowed them to actively burrow, characteristic of fossorial species, and they lived in a wide range of environments. This genus of amphibian was the last of its order, surviving until into the Early Pleistocene (Gelasian) of northern Italy,[2] and possibly northern Spain,[3] until around 2 million years ago. It likely became extinct when the region developed its present Mediterranean-type climate, having preferred one that was cold and humid.[2] The monophyly of Albanerpeton has recently been questioned, with some authors regarding the genus as paraphyletic.[4][5]
^Carrano, M. T.; Oreska, M. P. J.; Murch, A.; Trujillo, K. C.; Chamberlain, K. R. (2022). "Vertebrate paleontology of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), III: a new species of Albanerpeton, with biogeographic and paleoecological implications". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5): e2003372. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2003372. S2CID 247335328.
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^López-García, Juan Manuel; Piñero, Pedro; Agustí, Jordi; Furió, Marc; Galán, Julia; Moncunill-Solé, Blanca; Ruiz-Sánchez, Francisco Javier; Blain, Hugues-Alexandre; Sanz, Montserrat; Daura, Joan (2023-03-02). "Chronological context, species occurrence, and environmental remarks on the Gelasian site Pedrera del Corral d'en Bruach (Barcelona, Spain) based on the small-mammal associations". Historical Biology: 1–20. doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2180740. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 257316502.
^Matsumoto, Ryoko; Evans, Susan E. (2018-01-03). "The first record of albanerpetontid amphibians (Amphibia: Albanerpetontidae) from East Asia". PLOS ONE. 13 (1): e0189767. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1389767M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189767. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5752013. PMID 29298317.
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Albanerpeton is an extinct genus of salamander-like albanerpetontid amphibian found in North America, Europe and Asia first appearing in Cretaceous-aged...
1958, based on vertebrae found in Cretaceous aged deposits in Texas. Albanerpeton, the type genus of the family was first named by Estes and Robert Hoffstetter...
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between the Early Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic species of Albanerpeton. Daza, Juan D.; Stanley, Edward L.; Bolet, Arnau; Bauer, Aaron M.; Arias...
paramacellodid Becklesius, an unnamed madtsoiid snake, and the lissamphibians Albanerpeton, Eodiscoglossus, and Paradiscoglossus. The importance of this fauna is...
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Other vertebrates present at the time of Astrodon included the amphibian Albanerpeton arthridion, the reptiles Atokasaurus metarsiodon and Ptilotodon wilsoni...
vertebrates present at the time of Tenontosaurus included the amphibian Albanerpeton arthridion, the reptiles Atokasaurus metarsiodon and Ptilotodon wilsoni...
North America and outside of Europe and Anatolia, an unnamed species of Albanerpeton, is known from the Paleocene aged Paskapoo Formation in Canada. The small...
of the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), III: a new species of Albanerpeton, with biogeographic and paleoecological implications". Journal of Vertebrate...
for "creeping animal" which used in the construction of the name of Albanerpeton. The specific name honors Professor Susan E. Evans from the University...
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