Karaurids Temporal range: Jurassic Bathonian–Kimmeridgian |
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Karaurus sharovi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Clade: | Caudata |
Family: | †Karauridae |
Genera | |
The Karauridae are a family of salamander-like amphibians that lived from the Middle Jurassic to Late Jurassic in Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). The members are some of the oldest known salamanders.