Biology:Batrachosauria

Short description: Clade of amphibians

Batrachosauria Temporal range: Carboniferous - Recent (includes amniotes) PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Anthracosauria
Clade:	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 schemes, Batrachosauria is the sister clade to the Anthracosauroidea

Characteristics

From the Palaeos website:

• Intercentrum reduced
• large canine-like maxillary tooth

See also

• Reptiliomorpha

External links

• Palaeos Batrachosauria

Wikidata ☰ Q2315744 entry