Orthophyia longa is a prehistoric proteid salamander from the Miocene[1] of Germany. The only known specimen is now lost.[2]
| Orthophyia Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Proteidae |
| Genus: | †Orthophyia von Meyer, 1845 |
| Species: | †O. longa
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| †Orthophyia longa von Meyer, 1845
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "A Review Of The Fossil Caudata of Europe
- ^ Macaluso, Loredana; Villa, Andrea; Mörs, Thomas (January 2022). Mannion, Philip (ed.). "A new proteid salamander (Urodela, Proteidae) from the middle Miocene of Hambach (Germany) and implications for the evolution of the family". Palaeontology. 65 (1): 12585. Bibcode:2022Palgy..6512585M. doi:10.1111/pala.12585. hdl:2318/1825718. ISSN 0031-0239. S2CID 245471400.
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