Albanerpetodonidae
fossil amphibian family
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The Albanerpetonidae is an extinct family of amphibians that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Miocene periods. These amphibians appeared around the same time as Jurassic frogs and persisted through the rest of the Mesozoic Era and into the Neogene Period. While they resembled salamanders, they are considered a sister group to the order Caudata (salamanders). The family is characterized by a specific articulation of the mandible. Only one genus and several species are known from this family.1
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