Palaeoproteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric salamanders erected by Wolf Herre in 1935.[1] They have patchy stratigraphic occurrence which is due to their narrow climatic and environmental spaces.[2]
| Palaeoproteus Temporal range: Paleogene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Family: | †Batrachosauroididae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoproteus Herre, 1935 |
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