NOUN | animal | Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta | extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth |
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Meaning | Extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic. | |
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Synonyms | superorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta | |
Member of | amphibia, class Amphibia | The class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water |
Members | Stereospondyli, order Stereospondyli | formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia |
Temnospondyli, order Temnospondyli | formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia | |
labyrinthodont | An amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia | |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Spanish | labirintodontes, Labyrinthodonta | |
Catalan | labirintodonts |
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