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labyrinthodont

fossil tetrapod

Also known as: Labyrinthodontia, Stegocephalia

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annotated classification

In amphibian: Annotated classification
(adelospondylians)†Order Aistopoda(aistopodans)Upper Mississippian to Lower Permian. Lepospondylous vertebrae; elongate body with reduced or no limbs; and forked single-headed ribs.†Order Nectridea (nectrideans)Lower Pennsylvanian to Middle Permian. Lepospondylous vertebrae; elongate body with reduced well-differentiated
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Labyrinthodontia

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Labyrinthodont is also an archaic name for any member of the subclass Labyrinthodontia, an extinct group that served as a precursor to the amphibians. Labyrinthodonts lived during Carboniferous and Permian times (about 359–251 million years ago) and may well have included the ancestors of all…
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