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Labyrinthodontia

"Labyrinthodontia" (from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labúrinthos, meaning "maze", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth") is an informal group of extinct predatory amphibians which were major components of ecosystems in the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras (about 390 to 150 million years ago). Traditionally considered a subclass of the class Amphibia…

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Evolutionary history

Early middle DevonianBony fishRhipidistiaTrackwaysZachełmie quarry
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History of classification

Hermann BurmeisterRichard OwenAmphibiaRomerEdward Drinker Cope
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The labyrinthodonts in life

EelAïstopodsHerbivorousDiadectomorphsLong bones
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Groups of labyrinthodonts

PhylogeneticCarboniferousRomer's gapIchthyostegaliaReptiliomorpha
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Labyrinthodont traits

The labyrinthodonts in life

Groups of labyrinthodonts

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Origin of modern amphibians

Origin of the amniotes

History of classification

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Labyrinthodontia

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Labyrinthodontia

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related to Traditional classification · 34
Labyrinthodontia → Amphibia, Carboniferous, Carroll, Colbert, Cretaceous, Daly, Devonian, Diplocaulus, Eryops, Few, Goslow, He, Hildebrand, Ichthyostega, Late Devonian, Lepospondyli, Middle, Order Anthracosauria, Order Anura, Order Gymnophiona
related to Vertebral classification · 25
Labyrinthodontia → Carboniferous, Cylindrical, Embolomeri, Grade, Hourglass-shaped, Ichthyostegalia, Intercentrum, Lepospondyl, Order Adelospondyli, Order Anura, Order Gymnophiona, Order Lepospondyli, Order Phyllospondyli, Order Stegocephalia, Order Urodela, Permian, Primitive, Rachitomi, Simplified, Small
related to history · 16
Labyrinthodontia → American, Amphibia, An, Classification, Edward Drinker Cope, Greek, Hermann Burmeister, It, Richard Owen, Romer, Several, Stegocephalia, The, This, Watson, With
related to Lepospondyli · 12
Labyrinthodontia → Aïstopoda, Diplocaulus, European, Lepospondyli, Most, North American Carboniferous, Permian, Some, The, The Leposondyli, There, They
related to Groups of labyrinthodonts · 11
Labyrinthodontia → Carboniferous, Further, Ichthyostegalia, International Society, Many, Phylogenetic Nomenclature, Romer's, Several, Tellingly, The, The Labyrinthodontia
related to Phylogenetic classification · 9
Labyrinthodontia → An, Michel Laurin, Reptiliomorpha, Stegocephalia, Temnospondyli, The, This, Thus, Various

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labyrinthodonts early amphibians modern forms group carboniferous groups small aquatic vertebrae would skull evolved devonian fish temnospondyli labyrinthodont permian reptile-like

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lissamphibiansinstance ofancestral to living tetrapods0.80text
Ichthyostegainstance ofIn earlier fully aquatic forms0.80text
it may have formed an open spiracleinstance ofIn earlier fully aquatic forms0.80text
Seymouriainstance ofIn later terrestrial forms0.80text
it may possibly have held a tympanic membraneinstance ofIn later terrestrial forms0.80text
the Trematosauridaeinstance ofand even marine forms0.80text
Labyrinthodontiarelated to Groups of labyrinthodontsThe0.60section
Labyrinthodontiarelated to Groups of labyrinthodontsSeveral0.60section
Labyrinthodontiarelated to Groups of labyrinthodontsMany0.60section
Labyrinthodontiarelated to Groups of labyrinthodontsCarboniferous0.60section
Labyrinthodontiarelated to Groups of labyrinthodontsRomer's0.60section
Labyrinthodontiarelated to Groups of labyrinthodontsFurther0.60section

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