Labyrinthodonta

Lab`y`rin`tho`don´ta

prop. n. p

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(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 writers they are divided into two or more orders. See Stegocephala.

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Noun

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Labyrinthodonta - extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodontia animal order - the order of animals amphibia, class Amphibia - the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians labyrinthodont - an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia order Stereospondyli, Stereospondyli - formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous" order Temnospondyli, Temnospondyli - formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate