Batrachosauria

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Batrachosauria Fossil range: Carboniferous - Recent (includes amniotes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii 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

[edit] Characteristics

From the Palaeos website:

• Intercentrum reduced
• large canine-like maxillary tooth

[edit] See also

• Reptiliomorpha

[edit] Reference / External link

• Palaeos Batrachosauria