Karaurus sharovi (meaning head-tail) is an extinct genus of salamander from the Middle-Late Jurassic (Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian) Karabastau Svita
of Kazakhstan. It is one of the oldest salamanders known. Karaurus was about 20 centimeters (7.9 inches) long, and very similar anatomically to modern salamanders. It probably swam through fresh water feeding on aquatic snails, worms, crustaceans and insects.
In popular culture[]
- A Karaurus appears briefly in the opening scene The Land Before Time. It is seen swimming in the ocean before being scared off by a Cimolichthys. It has long back spines that look similar to those of Longisquama. However, Longisquama was a reptile and a terrestrial animal, not an aquatic amphibian.
Karaurus in the Land Before Time
- It appeared In Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs
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