Batrachosauria

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.[1] In current cladistic schemes, Batrachosauria is the sister clade to the Anthracosauroidea

Batrachosauria
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Anthracosauria
Clade: Batrachosauria
Groups

Seymouriamorpha
Cotylosauria
Solenodonsaurus
Westlothiana lizziae
Diadectomorpha
Amniota

Characteristics

From the Palaeos website:

See also

References
  1. Sumida, Stuart; Martin, Karen L. M. (1997-01-08). Amniote Origins: Completing the Transition to Land. Elsevier. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-08-052709-3.


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