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| Palaeoplethodon Temporal range: Miocene,
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| P. hispaniolae holotype | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoplethodon Poinar and Wake, 2015[1] |
| Species: | †P. hispaniolae
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| †Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae | |
Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae is an extinct salamander species found in Miocene Dominican amber from the Dominican Republic. It is so far the only salamander species known to have existed in the Caribbean.[1][2]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Poinar and Wake 2015was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ A. R. Williams (2016). "A Tiny Amphibian Trapped in Amber Is a New Species". www.nationalgeographic.com. National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-25.