Necturus krausei
{{Short description|Extinct species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
|fossil_range = Tiffanian
~{{Fossil range|61.7|56.8|ref=}}
|genus = Necturus
|species = krausei
|authority = Naylor, 1978
|extinct = yes
}}
Necturus krausei is an extinct species of mudpuppy salamanders from the Paleocene of Saskatchewan in Canada.{{cite journal|first=B. G.|last=Naylor|year=1978|title=The earliest known Necturus (Amphibia, Urodela), from the Paleocene Ravenscrag Formation of Saskatchewan|journal=Journal of Herpetology|volume=12|issue=4|pages=565–569|doi=10.2307/1563363|jstor=1563363}}{{cite book |title=Fossil salamander of North America |author=J. Alan Holman |publisher=Indiana University Press|year=2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jedqR3axP_MC&dq=Necturus+krausei&pg=PA82|isbn=0253347327 }} It is known from a set of vertebrae found in the Ravenscrag Formation.
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Category:Prehistoric salamanders
Category:Paleogene amphibians of North America
Category:Paleontology in Saskatchewan
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1978
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