Author(s): Čkhikvadze, V. M.
Title: On findings of fossil Cryptobranchidae in the USSR and Mongolia
Year: 1982
Volume: 21
Pages: 63-68.
Abstract: A lower jaw labelled as Zaissanurus beliajevae (in error for Z. belajaevaei) mentioned by Chernov (1959) and Tatarionov (1964) originates from the locality Konur-Kura in the Zaisan depression. A full description is given of this species based on the holotype and other specimens from Kiin-Kerihs, Taizhungen, Kusto-Kyzylkain, etc., all of the same age as the holotype. Other specimens are from
the lower Miocene (Kongur-Kulja) and the Middle Oligocene (Malabai). The composition of the family Cryptobranchidae is briefly reviewed.Subject: zoology
Discussed taxa:Phylum: Chordata
Family: Cryptobranchidae
Journal: Vertebrata hungaricaJournal abbreviation: Vert. hung.ISSN: 0506-7839Publisher: Népművelési Propaganda Iroda, BudapestEditor(s): Dely, O. G. & Nemes, I.