Batrachosauria

From Freepedia

? Batrachosauria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Subclass: Sarcopterygii Superclass: Tetrapoda Superorder: Reptiliomorpha (unranked) Batrachosauria
Groups
Seymouriamorpha Cotylosauria Solenodonsaurus Westlothiana lizziae Diadectomorpha Amniota

Batrachosauria ("Frog Saurians") is a name given either to very reptile-like amphibians dating from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, or to amniotes and those amphibians very closely related to them. In current cladistic schems, Batrachosauria is the sister clade to the Anthracosauroidea

Characteristics

From the Palaeos website:

• Intercentrum reduced
• large canine-like maxillary tooth

See Also

• Reptiliomorpha

Reference / External link

• Palaeos Batrachosauria