Andrias scheuchzeri
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Fossil of Andrias scheuchzeri at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
- Germany
- Austria
Andrias scheuchzeri is an extinct giant salamander, which occurred in the Miocene in Central Europe.
The species was known as the naturalist Johann Jacob Scheuchzer in 1726 described a fossil from Oehningen as "homo diluvii testis ". He believed the skeleton of a sinful man from before the Flood in front of them and called it a " leg skeleton of a wicked human child, to whose sin was the misfortune befallen the world 's sake ." Only Cuvier recognized the fossil as salamanders, and Friedrich Holl described the way in 1829 as Salamandra scheuchzeri.
Habitat
Unlike his recent, East Asian relatives Andrias scheuchzeri lived not only in fast-flowing mountain streams, but also in larger, stationary waters. Oxygen-rich streams and rivers were visited only for reproduction. Andrias scheuchzeri occurred only in areas where the winters were freezing.