Stegocephalia
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Stegocephalia
- (†Stegocephalia, archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Amphibia – all extinct large salamander-like amphibians, the Labyrinthodontia.
- A taxonomic clade within the clade Tetrapodomorpha – containing all vertebrates with toes rather than fins, as well as a few of the most closely related lobe-finned fish.
References
- in Amphibia
- “Stegocephalia”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Stegocephalia”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- †Stegocephali at Paleobiology Database
- in Tetrapodomorpha
Stegocephalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tetrapodomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Stegocephalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
