ðə pɹəɡɹˈɛʃən ʌvðə blˈækspˈɑːɾᵻd nˈuːt fɹʌm ɪts kˈɑːmən ˈænsɛstɚɹ ɪz haɪpˈɑːθəsˌaɪzd tə hæv stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə lˈeɪt mɪˈoʊsiːn ˈɛpɑːk.
The progression of the black-spotted newt from its common ancestor is hypothesized to have started around the late Miocene epoch.