A comparative atlas of selected skeletal elements of European urodeles (Amphibia: Urodela) for palaeontological investigations

• Published in: Zoological journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 197; no. 3; pp. 569 - 619
• Main Authors: Macaluso, Loredana, Wencker, Lukardis C M, Castrovilli, Maria, Carnevale, Giorgio, Delfino, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 28.02.2023
• Subjects: morphological phylogenetics; amphibian palaeontology; newts; salamanders; identification key; phylogenetics; taxonomy; palaeontology; vertebrae

Abstract The osteology of European urodeles was studied extensively in the past, but comparative analyses of isolated bones are rare, despite being the most useful tool for the identification of fossil remains. The present work is focused on the most robust skeletal elements (therefore, common in th...