''Comonecturoides'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric caudate amphibians, possibly a salamander, from Reed's Quarry 9 of the

Morrison Formation The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic, Upper Jurassic sedimentary rock found in the western United States which has been the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. It is composed of mudstone, sandsto ...

, near Como Bluff, Wyoming; the type species is ''C. marshi''.Hecht, M. K. and Estes, R. (1960). Fossil amphibians from Quarry Nine. ''Postilla'' 46:1-19 It is considered a ''

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

'' because the name is based on non-distinctive remains which cannot be classified in detail.

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Prehistoric amphibian genera Jurassic amphibians of North America Morrison fauna Fossil taxa described in 1960 Late Jurassic amphibians {{paleo-salamander-stub

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