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Definition of Temnospondyli
1. Noun. Formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Labyrinthodonta, Labyrinthodontia, Superorder Labyrinthodonta, Superorder Labyrinthodontia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Temnospondyli
Literary usage of Temnospondyli
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1905)
"... but in general, if compared with modern crocodilians, they must be regarded
as of only moderate size. The temnospondyli differed from the true ..."
2. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1907)
"... but in general, if compared with modern crocodilians, they must be regarded
as of only moderate size. The temnospondyli differed from the true ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... and the temnospondyli are specialized side branches of the amphibian or
reptilian stem and will not concern us further here. ..."
4. Text-book of Paleontology by Karl Alfred von Zittel (1902)
"In some genera, however, the continuity of the chord is all but interrupted by
ossification of the middle portion of the centra. The temnospondyli (Fig. ..."
5. A College Text-book of Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1909)
"... limbless and snake-like, crawling reptiles in everything except certain
technical details of their palates. Two other types, temnospondyli (African) and ..."
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