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Chunerpeton

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Chunerpeton tyaniensis has been described in 2003 as the earliest known crown-group salamander (urodela). The fossil dates back from the Middle Jurassic of China and has been classified as a cryptobranchid (represented today by the hellbender and the giant salamanders). The species was probably neotenic with short external gills.
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Awww how nice, i love it ^^