Labyrinthodonta

Labyrinthodonta
Stegocephala Steg`o*ceph"a*la (st[e^]g`[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ste`gh roof + kefalh` head.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of amphibians found fossil in the Mesozoic rocks; called also {Stegocephali}, and {Labyrinthodonta}. [1913 Webster]

Note: Their teeth, in transverse sections, usually show a labyrinthiform arrangement of the cement and dentine. The under side of the body was covered with bony plates. Some of the Stegocephala were of very large size, and the form of the body varied from short, stout forms to others that were as slender as serpents. [1913 Webster]


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  • Labyrinthodonta — Lab y*rin tho*don ta, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Labyrinthodon}.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus {Labyrinthodon}, and many other allied forms, from the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labyrinthodonta — ⇒ Amphibia …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Labyrinthodonta — noun extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic • Syn: ↑Labyrinthodontia, ↑superorder Labyrinthodontia, ↑superorder… …   Useful english dictionary

  • labyrinthodonta — lab·y·rin·tho·don·ta …   English syllables

  • superorder Labyrinthodonta — noun extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic • Syn: ↑Labyrinthodontia, ↑superorder Labyrinthodontia, ↑Labyrinthodonta •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Temnospondyli — Temnospondyls Temporal range: Early Carboniferous Early Cretaceous, 330–120 Ma Possible descendant taxon Lissamphibia survives to present …   Wikipedia

  • labyrinthodont — /lab euh rin theuh dont /, n. 1. any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian… …   Universalium

  • Labyrinthodont — Lab y*rin tho*dont, a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the {Labyrinthodonta}. n. One of the {Labyrinthodonta}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amphibia — noun the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians • Syn: ↑class Amphibia • Derivationally related forms: ↑amphibious • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

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