Ichthyosaura randeckensis is a fossil newt species in the family Salamandridae. It was described in 2013 from a Miocene volcanic lake deposit, the Randeck Maar Formation, in Germany. The fossil specimen is fully articulated and 3–4 centimetres (1.2–1.6 in) long. A phylogenetic analysis found the species to be the sister species of the extant alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris), and the authors therefore placed it in the same genus.[1] Later analysis by other authors did not confirm this, however; they suggested I. randeckensis may not belong to Ichthyosaura.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Ichthyosaura |
| Species: | I. randeckensis
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| Ichthyosaura randeckensis Schoch & Rasser, 2013
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See also
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edit- ^ a b Schoch, R.R.; Rasser, M.W. (2013). "A new salamandrid from the Miocene Randeck Maar, Germany" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 33 (1): 58–66. Bibcode:2013JVPal..33...58S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.716113. S2CID 73644476. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ Beatty, B.L.; Marjanović, D.; Witzmann, F. (2015). "An Extremely Peramorphic Newt (Urodela: Salamandridae: Pleurodelini) from the Latest Oligocene of Germany, and a New Phylogenetic Analysis of Extant and Extinct Salamandrids". PLOS ONE. 10 (9): e0137068. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1037068M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137068. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4589347. PMID 26421432.
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