Definition of Labyrinthodont. Meaning of Labyrinthodont. Synonyms of Labyrinthodont

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Definition of Labyrinthodont

Labyrinthodont
Labyrinthodont Lab`y*rin"tho*dont, a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Labyrinthodonta. -- n. One of the Labyrinthodonta.

Meaning of Labyrinthodont from wikipedia

- of the class Amphibia, modern classification systems recognize that labyrinthodonts are not a formal natural group (clade) exclusive of other tetrapods...
- Acanthostega, a fish-like early labyrinthodont....
- more extreme version found in early tetrapods is known as "labyrinthodont" or "labyrinthodont plicidentine". This type of tooth structure has evolved independently...
- or land-dwelling vertebrates, were piscivorous amphibians called labyrinthodonts. They gave rise to insectivorous vertebrates and, later, to predators...
- Tadpole remains with telltale external gills are also known from several labyrinthodont groups. Tadpoles are used in a variety of cuisines. Tadpoles of the...
- were described at various times as batrachians, stegocephalians and labyrinthodonts, although these names are now rarely used. Animals now grouped in Temnospondyli...
- Sichuan basin, China. S. placenticephalus is one of the youngest known labyrinthodont amphibians. Prehistoric amphibian List of prehistoric amphibians Paleontology...
- biphyletic amphibia and used the name Anthracosauria to describe the "labyrinthodont" lineage from which amniotes evolved. In 1970, the German paleontologist...
- Warren, A. A.; Hutchinson, M. N.; Hill, Dorothy (1983-09-13). "The last Labyrinthodont? A new brachyopoid (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the early Jur****ic...
- is enough evidence to indicate that over two thirds of terrestrial labyrinthodont amphibians, sauropsid ("reptile") and therapsid ("proto-mammal") taxa...