Necturus krausei

{{Short description|Extinct species of amphibian}}

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|fossil_range = Tiffanian
~{{Fossil range|61.7|56.8|ref=}}

|genus = Necturus

|species = krausei

|authority = Naylor, 1978

|extinct = yes

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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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{{cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=110706 |title=†Necturus krausei Naylor 1978 (mudpuppy) |work=Paleobiology Database |publisher=Fossilworks |access-date=17 December 2021}}

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Category:Proteidae

Category:Prehistoric salamanders

Category:Paleogene amphibians of North America

Category:Paleogene Canada

Category:Fossils of Canada

Category:Paleontology in Saskatchewan

Category:Fossil taxa described in 1978

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